Ridel was probably the great-nephew of Geoffrey Ridel, who died in 1120 and was a royal justice. He was a royal clerk by about 1156, when he first starts witnessing charters.[2] He was a king's clerk before he was Archdeacon of Canterbury, which office he held by March 1163.[3] He performed the duties of the chancellor's office after Thomas Becket's resignation of the office, but no documents explicitly name him to the office.[4] He also served as a royal judge.[5] By 1165, Ridel was a baron of the Exchequer.[2]
During the controversy between King Henry II of England and Archbishop Thomas Becket, Ridel supported the king.[6] Ridel was one of the persons whom the Constitutions of Clarendon were addressed to, along with Richard de Luci and Richard of Ilchester.[7] Ridel went to Rome in 1164 to represent the king before the papal curia, and in 1166 opposed Becket once more. By 1169 he was urging King Louis VII of France to no longer give refuge to Becket.[2] Becket's supporters called Ridel the "archidiabolus",[8] or "our archdevil", a play on the office of archdeacon which Ridel held. Ridel also urged King Henry's son, Henry the Young King, to refuse to see the archbishop in 1170, telling the prince that Becket wished to disinherit the prince.[2]
After the controversy was resolved, Ridel was rewarded with a bishopric.[9] He was elected to the see of Ely in late April 1173 and consecrated on 6 October 1174[10] at Canterbury.[2] For a number of years previous to his election he had been the custodian of the see, and had received the episcopal revenues.[8] He resigned the chancellorship when he became a bishop.[11] He continued to be involved in governmental affairs, attending councils and escorting King Henry II's daughter Joanna to Provence when the princess was sent to Sicily to marry King William II of Sicily. He also continued to hold the office of baron of the exchequer at least as late as 1185.[2]
Ridel died on either 20 or 21 August 1189.[10][12] After his death, King Richard I of England confiscated his personal property,[13] because Geoffrey had died without a will.[14] The bishop's estate at his death included over 3000 marks in coins, as well as agricultural supplies and gold and silver plate.[15] He was buried in Ely Cathedral. During his time as bishop, he built much of the western transept of Ely Cathedral.[2]
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^Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 84
^ abcdefgDuggan "Ridel, Geoffrey" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Archdeacons of Canterbury
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This article is about the Bishop of Ely For other uses see Geoffrey Ridel Geoffrey Ridel died 1189 was the nineteenth Lord Chancellor of England from 1162 to 1173 1 Geoffrey RidelBishop of ElyElectedlate April 1173Term endedAugust 1189PredecessorNigelSuccessorWilliam LongchampOther post s Archdeacon of CanterburyOrdersConsecration6 October 1174Personal detailsDied20 or 21 August 1189BuriedEly CathedralDenominationCatholicLord ChancellorIn office 1162 1173MonarchHenry II of EnglandPreceded byThomas BecketSucceeded byRalph de WarnevilleRidel was probably the great nephew of Geoffrey Ridel who died in 1120 and was a royal justice He was a royal clerk by about 1156 when he first starts witnessing charters 2 He was a king s clerk before he was Archdeacon of Canterbury which office he held by March 1163 3 He performed the duties of the chancellor s office after Thomas Becket s resignation of the office but no documents explicitly name him to the office 4 He also served as a royal judge 5 By 1165 Ridel was a baron of the Exchequer 2 During the controversy between King Henry II of England and Archbishop Thomas Becket Ridel supported the king 6 Ridel was one of the persons whom the Constitutions of Clarendon were addressed to along with Richard de Luci and Richard of Ilchester 7 Ridel went to Rome in 1164 to represent the king before the papal curia and in 1166 opposed Becket once more By 1169 he was urging King Louis VII of France to no longer give refuge to Becket 2 Becket s supporters called Ridel the archidiabolus 8 or our archdevil a play on the office of archdeacon which Ridel held Ridel also urged King Henry s son Henry the Young King to refuse to see the archbishop in 1170 telling the prince that Becket wished to disinherit the prince 2 After the controversy was resolved Ridel was rewarded with a bishopric 9 He was elected to the see of Ely in late April 1173 and consecrated on 6 October 1174 10 at Canterbury 2 For a number of years previous to his election he had been the custodian of the see and had received the episcopal revenues 8 He resigned the chancellorship when he became a bishop 11 He continued to be involved in governmental affairs attending councils and escorting King Henry II s daughter Joanna to Provence when the princess was sent to Sicily to marry King William II of Sicily He also continued to hold the office of baron of the exchequer at least as late as 1185 2 Ridel died on either 20 or 21 August 1189 10 12 After his death King Richard I of England confiscated his personal property 13 because Geoffrey had died without a will 14 The bishop s estate at his death included over 3000 marks in coins as well as agricultural supplies and gold and silver plate 15 He was buried in Ely Cathedral During his time as bishop he built much of the western transept of Ely Cathedral 2 Citations Edit Fryde et al Handbook of British Chronology p 84 a b c d e f g Duggan Ridel Geoffrey Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066 1300 Volume 2 Monastic Cathedrals Northern and Southern Provinces Canterbury Archdeacons of Canterbury Warren Henry II p 307 Barlow English Church p 256 Bartlett England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings p 401 Knowles et al Henry II s Supplement English Historical Review p 759 a b Warren Henry II p 535 Poole Domesday Book to Magna Carta p 220 a b Fryde et al Handbook of British Chronology p 244 Huscroft Ruling England p 191 Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066 1300 Volume 2 Monastic Cathedrals Northern and Southern Provinces Ely Bishops Poole Domesday Book to Magna Carta p 190 footnote3 Turner Religious Patronage Albion p 10 Gillingham Richard I p 115References EditBarlow Frank 1979 The English Church 1066 1154 A History of the Anglo Norman Church New York Longman ISBN 0 582 50236 5 Bartlett Robert C 2000 England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings 1075 1225 Oxford UK Clarendon Press ISBN 0 19 822741 8 Duggan A J 2004 Ridel Geoffrey d 1189 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 23618 Retrieved 8 March 2008 subscription or UK public library membership required Fryde E B Greenway D E Porter S Roy I 1996 Handbook of British Chronology Third revised ed Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 56350 X Gillingham John 1999 Richard I New Haven CT Yale University Press ISBN 0 300 07912 5 Greenway Diana E 1971 Canterbury Archdeacons of Canterbury Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066 1300 Vol 2 Monastic Cathedrals Northern and Southern Provinces Institute of Historical Research Archived from the original on 16 June 2009 Retrieved 25 October 2007 Greenway Diana E 1971 Ely Bishops Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066 1300 Vol 2 Monastic Cathedrals Northern and Southern Provinces Institute of Historical Research Archived from the original on 14 February 2012 Retrieved 25 October 2007 Huscroft Huscroft 2005 Ruling England 1042 1217 London Pearson Longman ISBN 0 582 84882 2 Knowles M D Duggan Anne J Brooke C N L October 1972 Henry II s Supplement to the Constitutions of Clarendon The English Historical Review 87 345 757 771 doi 10 1093 ehr LXXXVII CCCXLV 757 JSTOR 562200 Poole Austin Lane 1955 From Domesday Book to Magna Carta 1087 1216 Second ed Oxford UK Clarendon Press OCLC 233685139 Turner Ralph V Spring 1986 Religious Patronage of Angevin Royal Administrators c 1170 1239 Albion 18 1 1 21 doi 10 2307 4048700 JSTOR 4048700 Warren W L 1973 Henry II Berkeley CA University of California Press OCLC 4274479 Political officesPreceded byThomas Becket Lord Chancellor1162 1173 Succeeded byRalph de WarnevilleCatholic Church titlesPreceded byNigel Bishop of Ely1173 1189 Succeeded byWilliam Longchamp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoffrey Ridel bishop of Ely amp oldid 1106754185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
