Godfrey de Lucy or Luci (d. September 1204) was a medieval

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Life

Godfrey de Lucy was the son of

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accessed on 24 April 2024 and his wife Rohese de Clare or de Boulogne. He had an elder brother Geoffrey, and three sisters, Maud, Alice, and Aveline.Turner "Exercise of the King's Will" ''Albion'' p. 400 Godfrey was

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of St. Martin le Grand in London before being appointed

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in the

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in about 1171. He was

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in the

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before 18 August 1184. He also held

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s in the dioceses of

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and

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. He was also a royal justice. Godfrey was nominated to the

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15 September 1189 and consecrated as Bishop on 22 October 1189.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 276 Godfrey was named the guardian of Geoffrey and Richard, the sons of his elder brother Geoffrey, during their minority. Both died without heirs early in the reign of RichardI (r.11891199) and their lands wereafter protracted litigation that lasted until the reign of HenryIIIdivided between their sisters and aunts and their heirs.Turner "Mandeville Inheritance" ''Haskins Society Journal'' p. 163 In 1194, he fell out of favour with King Richard, but by the start of King John's reign he had recovered his lands.Turner "Exercise of the King's Will" ''Albion'' p. 389-390 Godfrey died on 11 or 12 September 1204.British History Online Bishops of Winchester
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