Geofrey de Muschamp

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name =Geoffrey de Muschamp


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Coventry
Title = Bishop of Coventry
Period = 1198–1208
Predecessor = Hugh Nonant
Successor =William de Cornhill
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date of death =6 October 1208
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Geoffrey de Muschamp was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.

He began his ecclesiastical career under Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, who appears to have used his office of chancellor to promote Muschamp to the archdeaconry of Cleveland after the death of King Henry I of England. This irregular use of the office came to light five years later, and Muschamp had to pay a fine of ₤100 to King Richard I of England to retain the office. Muschamp opposed his former employer in the archbishop's dispute with the cathedral chapter of York.Franklin "Muschamp, Geoffrey de (d. 1208)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography"] He was consecrated on 21 June 1198Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 253] at Canterbury by Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury. He died on 6 October 1208 and was buried in Lichfield Cathedral.

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References

* Franklin,M. J. "Muschamp, Geoffrey de (d. 1208)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10534 Online Edition] accessed 15 January 2008
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DATE OF DEATH=6 October 1208
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