Roger of Pont Leveque Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Roger of Pont Leveque, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1170–11702 events1 places

Chronological biography

1170

Dismissal1170

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Archbishop of York

Dismissed by Pope Alexander for crowning Henry II

Coronation14 June 1170

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Archbishop of York · Westminster Abbey

Infringes the rights of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Crowns Prince Henry against public opinion

Coronation22 July 1170

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Archbishop of York · Westminster Abbey

Crowns Henry II King of England

Titles and roles

Archbishop of York

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.