Reignold (subprior of Canterbury)

Also known as: Reignold the subprior · Family: Canterbury · Role: subprior · First appears: King John 11

Life events

c. 1205 · Reignold was secretly elected archbishop by the monks of Canturburie.(King John 11 · 📍 Canturburie)
- “After his deceasse, the moonks of Canturburie without knowledge of the king, chose one Reignold the subprior of their house to be their archbishop”
c. 1205 · Pope Innocent III rejected both elections and nominated a third archbishop.(King John 11 · 📍 Rome)
- With: Pope Innocent III John de Gray
- “these and other like things procured the pope to reiect both the elections, and of his owne authoritie to nominate the third person”

with Pope Innocent III (Reignold sought papal confirmation of his election.) “one Reignold the subprior of their house to be their archbishop, who secretlie went to Rome to obteine his confirmation of the pope”
with Pope Innocent III (Pope Innocent III refused to confirm Reignold's election.) “After his deceasse, the moonks of Canturburie without knowledge of the king, chose one Reignold the subprior of their house to be their archbishop, who secretlie went to Rome to obteine his confirmation of the pope. Which thing bred much mischéefe and great discord betwixt pope Innocent & king John, since the pope would not confirme the election”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.