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Justiciar

Medieval title for judge or minister

8 dated entries naming Justiciar, drawn from 8 separate years between 1170 CE and 1344 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Chief Justiciar in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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12th century

  • 1170Hubert de Burgh, English Chief Justiciar (approximate date)source
  • 1171Stephen de Segrave, English Chief Justiciar (died 1241)source
  • 1191Spring – William de Longchamp, Chief Justiciar and regent, besieges Lincoln Castle accusing the castellan Gerard de Canville of corruption. In response, Prince John captures Nottingham and Tickhill castles from William. News of the dispute reaches Richard I, who sends Walter de Coutances, archbishop of Rouen, with orders to lead negotiations, for a peace between John and William.source
  • 1199May 26 – John returns to London and chooses people to help him to rule the kingdom. He appoints Archbishop Hubert Walter as his advisor and chancellor. Geoffrey Fitz Peter is chosen as Chief Justiciar and William (the Marshal) becomes Marshal of John's household. On May 27, John is crowned as king of England at Westminster Abbey.source

13th century

  • 1211Hugh Bigod, English nobleman and Justiciar (died 1266)source
  • 1243May 4 – Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, English Chief Justiciar (born 1170)source

14th century

  • 1306November 7 – John of Strathbogie, Scottish nobleman and Justiciarsource
  • 134410 February – Ralph d'Ufford is appointed Justiciar.source

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