Name |
Ranulph de Glanville |
Title |
Lord of Middleton, Baron of the Exchequer 1174 |
Suffix |
Chief Justiciar of England |
Birth |
1120 |
Stratford Saint Mary, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
Gender |
Male |
Military |
1174 |
When he was Sheriff of Westmorland, he was one of the English leaders at the Battle of Alnwick, and it was to him that the king of Scotland, William the Lion, surrendered. |
Occupation |
He became the king's right-hand man, and during Henry's frequent absences was in effect regent of England. |
Occupation |
1176 |
He was made custodian of Queen Eleanor of Aquitane, who was confined to her quarters in Winchester Castle. |
Occupation |
1176–1180 |
Justice of the King's Court and a justice itinerant in the northern circuit |
Occupation |
1180–1189 |
Chief Justiciar of England during the reign of King Henry II |
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_FSFTID |
LHGS-WCF |
_UID |
8632574C8C9D47F296AB47E462D7BAE70366 |
Death |
21 Oct 1191 |
Siege of Acre, Kingdom of Yerushalayim, Israel |
Cause: shortly after given his freedom by King Richard I on 17 September 1189 |
Person ID |
I33766 |
World of Hyde |
Last Modified |
14 Jan 2024 |