Lanfranc

[ lan-frangk ]

/ ˈlæn fræŋk /

noun

1005?–89, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and scholar in England: archbishop of Canterbury 1070–89.

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Lanfranc, the first Norman archbishop, was granted the see in 1070.

The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. |Hartley Withers
The primacy of Lanfranc is one of the most memorable in our history.

William the Conqueror |Edward Augustus Freeman
In the following year Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, died.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
Lanfranc was, in all respects, one of the most remarkable men of the eleventh century.

Harold, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Lanfranc had also a considerable acquaintance with the language.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 |Henry Hallam

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Lanfranc

/ (ˈlænfræŋk) /

noun

?1005–89, Italian ecclesiastic and scholar; archbishop of Canterbury (1070–89) and adviser to William the Conqueror. He instituted many reforms in the English Church

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