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Fulk Basset (died 4 May 1271) wasarchbishop of Dublin. He was the elder brother ofJohn de Sandford, who was also Archbishop of Dublin from 1284 to 1290.
He was calledFulk de Sandford and alsoFulk Basset, owing to his relationship to the prominent landowningBasset family ofDevon andCornwall. Having beenArchdeacon of Middlesex and treasurer and chancellor ofSt Paul's Cathedral, London, he was appointed archbishop of Dublin byPope Alexander IV in 1256, after the Pope rejected the election by the canons ofSt Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin ofRalph de Norwich, theLord Chancellor of Ireland, whom he considered to be too worldly and luxurious in his manner of living, and essentially asecular official "entirely devoted to the King's interests".[1]
He took some slight part in the government of Ireland underHenry III, although he refused an offer to becomeJusticiar of Ireland, no doubt fearing that so onerous an office was beyond his abilities.[2] He died inFinglas on 4 May 1271.[3] He was buried inSt. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin; his brother John was buried in the sametomb in 1294.
His death led to a long struggle between rival candidates for the See,Fromund Le Brun andWilliam de la Corner, which was not resolved until 1279, when they were both passed over in favour ofJohn de Derlington, who died in England before he could assume office as Archbishop. His successor was Fulke's brother John, who preferred to use the surname de Sandford.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sandford, John de s.v. Fulk".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 139.| Religious titles | ||
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