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Baldwin
Baldwin (d. 1190). Archbishop of Canterbury. Native of Exeter, after a spell as archdeacon of Totnes, where he became a celebrated canonist, Baldwin entered the Cistercian monastery at Ford, Devonshire (c.1170), becoming abbot and then bishop of Worcester (1180). He was Henry II's own choice as archbishop in 1184, after an election disputed by the Benedictine monks of Canterbury whose hostility he soon provoked in a struggle famous throughout Europe. He took the cross (1188), preaching the crusade in Wales with ‘the energy and style of Bernard of Clairvaux’. Henry sent him unsuccessfully to patch up a peace with Philip Augustus, as a prelude to the crusade. After attending Henry on his death-bed and crowning Richard I, he set out for the East. Heading the English advance guard, he arrived at the siege of Acre (October 1190), deputized for Patriarch Heraclius, but died soon after.
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JOHN CANNON. "Baldwin." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Baldwin." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Baldwin.html JOHN CANNON. "Baldwin." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Baldwin.html |
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Baldwin
Baldwin ♂ From an Old French name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from bald ‘bold, brave’ + wine ‘friend’. This was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. In the Middle Ages it was a comparatively common name, which gave rise to a surname. It was borne by the Norman crusader Baldwin of Boulogne, who in 1100 was elected first king of Jerusalem, and by four further crusader kings of Jerusalem. It continued to be used by some families in England into the 17th century, but in modern times it normally represents a transferred use of the surname rather than a direct revival of the Norman given name.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Baldwin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Baldwin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Baldwin.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Baldwin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Baldwin.html |
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Baldwin
Baldwin (d. 1190). Archbishop of Canterbury. A native of Exeter, Baldwin entered the Cistercian monastery at Ford, Devon (c.1170), becoming abbot and then bishop of Worcester (1180). He was Henry II's own choice as archbishop in 1184. He took the cross (1188), preaching the crusade in Wales with ‘the energy and style of Bernard of Clairvaux’. After attending Henry on his death‐bed and crowning Richard I, he set out for the East. Heading the English advance guard, he arrived at the siege of Acre October 1190), but died soon after.
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JOHN CANNON. "Baldwin." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Baldwin." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Baldwin.html JOHN CANNON. "Baldwin." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Baldwin.html |
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Baldwin
Baldwin (d. 1190), Abp. of Canterbury. He was a Cistercian monk at Forde in Devonshire before he was made Bp. of Worcester in 1180. In 1184 he was translated to Canterbury. His plans to found a college of secular canons at Hackington, near Canterbury, and later at Lambeth, led to a dispute with the monks of Christ Church, which culminated in a struggle in the Papal court at Rome. In 1188 he held a metropolitan visitation of the Welsh dioceses, so affirming the jurisdiction of Canterbury in Wales. He died on the Third Crusade.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Baldwin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Baldwin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Baldwin.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Baldwin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Baldwin.html |
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Baldwin
Baldwin 1 Uninc. city (1990 pop. 22,719), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, on Baldwin Bay; settled 1640s. A fishing center and summer resort, it has varied manufactures. 2 Borough (1990 pop. 21,923), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a suburb just S of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River, in a bituminous coal region; inc. 1952. |
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"Baldwin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Baldwin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BaldwnUS.html "Baldwin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BaldwnUS.html |
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Baldwin
Baldwin
•Gladwin
•anguine, sanguine
•Alcuin • Darwin • Tarquin
•Cledwyn, Edwin
•penguin
•Delwyn, Selwyn
•sequin • Chindwin • Dilwyn
•harlequin
•Blodwen, Godwin
•Olwen • Baldwin • Alwyn • Goldwyn
•Goodwin • Irwin • Gershwin
•muezzin, resin
•seisin • rosin
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"Baldwin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Baldwin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Baldwin.html "Baldwin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Baldwin.html |
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