• William Longchamp (sometimes given as “de Longchamp”) was someone who ruled England for a time but of whom most people have never heard.
  • ^ There is a William of Longchamps who was a canon of Evreux in the 1180s, who may be the same person as the future Bishop of Ely.
  • Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "William Longchamp". ... 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Longchamp.
  • William Longchamp's Career. William was Richard's chancellor and also the Bishop of Ely. And on a map Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, is located right here
  • William Longchamp besieged Lincoln Castle accusing its owner of corruption. ... John and William Longchamp met at Winchester to discuss their differences.
  • William de Longchamp (died 1197) was a medieval Lord Chancellor, Chief Justiciar, and Bishop of Ely in England.
  • William Longchamp (d. 1197). Chancellor of England and bishop of Ely, entered public life at the close of Henry II.’s reign as official to the king’s son Geoffrey...
  • General Physical Condition. Gerald of Wales, an unreliable and often spiteful writer, has nevertheless left a vivid description of William Longchamp1
  • William Longchamp Bishop of Ely and Chancellor of England, first appears in the service of Geoffrey, Bishop of Lincoln, a natural son of Henry II.
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