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Stigand , d. 1072, English prelate. He held simultaneously the sees of Winchester and Canterbury from 1052 though official recognition of this did not come until 1058 from Benedict X, an antipope. He has generally been cast as an opportunist, useful to Edward the Confessor (he negotiated the peace between Edward and Earl Godwin in 1052). Stigand welcomed William I and continued in his offices until a papal commission under Alexander II replaced him (1070) with Lanfranc.

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Stigand (d. ?1072), Abp. of Canterbury. He became Bp. of Winchester in 1047. When he was appointed Abp. of Canterbury in 1052, he retained the see of Winchester as well. He did not secure Papal recognition until 1058, and then from Benedict X, who was himself deposed in 1059. Although Stigand's dubious status at Canterbury provided a pretext for William I's invasion in 1066, he was honoured by the Conqueror until the throne was secure. In 1070 William had him deposed by Papal legates and he died in custody.

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