Archbishop Anselm

Also known as: Anselm / Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury · Role: Abbot of Bec; archbishop of Canterbury · First appears: A.D. 1091–1093

In 1093, during Lent at Glocester, William son of William transferred the archbishopric of Canterbury to Anselm, formerly Abbot of Bec. In 1095, at Canterbury on Pentecost, Bishop Walter, on behalf of Pope Urban, gave Anselm his pall, which he received at his archiepiscopal stall.

In 1097, Anselm obtained leave from William son of William and went overseas. He returned before Michaelmas in 1100, sent for by King Henry because of the wrongs William had done him. At Martinmas, Anselm wedded Maud to Henry and consecrated her queen. In 1115, Abbot Anselm, his nephew, brought something from Rome.

Relationship record

Life events

• 1093 · William transferred the archbishopric of Canterbury to Anselm.(A.D. 1091–1093 · 📍 Glocester)
  • With: William son of William
  • “The archbishopric of Canterbury, that before remained in his own hand, he transferred to Anselm, who was before Abbot of Bec;”
• 1095 · Bishop Walter, on Pope Urban's behalf, gave Archbishop Anselm his pall, which Anselm received at Canterbury.(A.D. 1094–1095 · 📍 Canterbury)
  • With: Bishop Walter Pope Urban
  • “and upon the day of Pentecost on the behalf of Pope Urban he gave Archbishop Anselm his pall, and he received him at his archiepiscopal stall in Canterbury.”

A.D. 1091–1093

• lord / consecrator: William son of William “The archbishopric of Canterbury, that before remained in his own hand, he transferred to Anselm, who was before Abbot of Bec”

A.D. 1094–1095

• lord / consecrator: Bishop Walter “and upon the day of Pentecost on the behalf of Pope Urban he gave Archbishop Anselm his pall, and he received him at his archiepiscopal stall in Canterbury.”
• with Bishop Walter (interaction) “on the behalf of Pope Urban he gave Archbishop Anselm his pall”
• with Pope Urban (interaction) “on the behalf of Pope Urban he gave Archbishop Anselm his pall”

A.D. 1096–1099

• with William son of William (interaction) “Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury obtained leave of the king (though it was contrary to the wishes of the king, as men supposed), and went over sea”

A.D. 1100–1103

• vassal / appointee: King Henry “And soon hereafter the king took him to wife Maud, daughter of Malcolm, King of Scotland, and of Margaret the good queen, the relative of King Edward, and of the right royal race of England. And on Martinmas day she was publicly given to him with much pomp at Westminster, and the Archbishop Anselm wedded her to him, and afterwards consecrated her queen.”
• vassal / appointee: Maud “And on Martinmas day she was publicly given to him with much pomp at Westminster, and the Archbishop Anselm wedded her to him, and afterwards consecrated her queen.”
• with King Henry (Henry sent for Anselm to return.) “Then, before Michaelmas, came the Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury hither to this land; as the King Henry, by the advice of his ministers had sent after him, because he had gone out of this land for the great wrongs that the King William did unto him.”
• with Maud (Anselm officiated at Maud's marriage and consecration.) “and the Archbishop Anselm wedded her to him, and afterwards consecrated her queen.”

A.D. 1110–1116

• elder kin: Abbot Anselm “It was brought hither from Rome by Abbot Anselm, who was the nephew of Archbishop Anselm, and the Abbot John of Peterborough.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.