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Lanfranc
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(c.1005–1089)
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1070. Born in north Italy, he founded a monastic school at Bec in Normandy. There he became a trusted ally of William, the future Conqueror. He remained on excellent terms with him in England, where Lanfranc reformed and strengthened the church – though his measures did involve replacing most of the Anglo-Saxon clergy with Normans. After Lanfranc's death *William II left the see of Canterbury vacant for four years and plundered its revenues until the appointment of *Anselm in 1093.
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