John de Ufford

John de Ufford, sometimes John de Offord or John Offord (died 2 May or 7 June 1349) was chancellor and head of the royal administration to Edward III as well as being elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.

Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury
Full name = John de Ufford


birth_name =
consecration = never consecrated
began=unknown
term_end = 1349
predecessor = John de Stratford
successor = Thomas Bradwardine
birth_date =
death_date = 1349
tomb =

Biography

Early life

He held the position of Dean of Lincoln.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 86] He was sent, along with Nicholas de Luna and Hugh Neville to Avignon in the summer of 1344 as envoys to a council held by Pope Clement VI to mediate peace during the Peace of Malestroit (January 1343-September 1346), a breathing space for both sides during the Hundred Years War. The mediation came to naught.Fowler "The King's Lieutenant" p. 49]

He was the chancellor to Edward III, keeper of both the great seal and the privy seal. He was entrusted with the privy seal in 1342 (thus becoming Lord Privy Seal),Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 94] and the great seal on 26 October 1345, which was the duty of the Lord Chancellor. [cite web | url = http://www.dca.gov.uk/lcfr.htm | title = Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers: past and present | work = Department for Constitutional Affairs | accessdate = 2006-02-10 ] He resigned the office of Lord Privy Seal after 29 September 1344, but held the office of Chancellor until his death.

Archbishop of Canterbury

After the death of Archbishop John de Stratford, Edward chose his chancellor for Archbishop of Canterbury, though the canons of the chapter had elected Thomas Bradwardine, the King's trusted confessor, a great intellectual and diplomat. John de Ufford was nominated to the see of Canterbury by Papal Bull dated 28 September 1348 and was granted the temporalities of the see on 14 December 1348.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 233]

Death and afterward

Any developing contention between the chapter and the king was rendered a dead issue when John de Ufford, already aged and infirm, was carried off by the Black Death, before being consecrated. He died either 20 May 1349 or 7 June 1349.

Notes

References

* Fowler, Kenneth "The King's Lieutenant: Henry of Grosmont First Duke of Lancaster 1310-1361" New York: Barnes and Noble 1969 ISBN 0-389-01003-0
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External links

* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=33493 British History Online] : Folio xxvii-xxvii b.

Persondata
NAME= Ufford, John de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Offord, John de
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Archbishop of Canterbury; Lord Chancellor of England
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DATE OF DEATH= 1349
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