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Ranulf de Glanvill

Also Known As Also appears in sources as Glanvil, Glanville, or Granville
Common Law Founders and Commentators

Ranulf de Glanvill, also spelled Glanvil, Glanville or Granville, died in 1190 and was Chief Justiciar of England during the reign of King Henry II, from 1154 to 1189. He was the probable author of the Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie, known in English as the Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England, the earliest treatise on the laws of England.

Facts
Role
Chief Justiciar of England, 1180 to 17 September 1189; Justice of the King's Court and justice itinerant, 1176 to 1180; Sheriff of Yorkshire, 1163 to 1170 and again from 1175; Sheriff of Lancashire, from 1173; probable author of the Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie, the earliest treatise on the laws of England. 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
English 1
Died
1190 1
Death Date
1190-10-28 2
Place of Death
Acre, Palestine 1
Classification
Field of Law
Ancient and Customary Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Disputed
Birthplace
Stratford St Andrew, Suffolk, England 1
Wikipedia infobox names this birthplace, but the article's own body prose states there are no primary sources for where Glanvill was born; treat as unconfirmed pending a successor with primary-source access.
Role
Role (category)
Judge 2
Role (category)
Politician 2
Partially Attested
Born
1112 1
Wikipedia infobox marks this circa 1112, but the article's own body prose states there are no primary sources for when Glanvill was born; no exact birth-date is recorded for this reason.
Connections

In Legal System

English Law, Legal Systems
Source Wikidata: Ranulf de Glanvill
Additional Source Ranulf de Glanvill (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: 12th-century English judges
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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Source Ranulf de Glanvill (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sources
1. Ranulf de Glanvill (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors
  • Infobox, birth_date field
    birth_date = c. 1112
  • Infobox: birth_place
    Stratford St Andrew, Suffolk
  • Lead section, opening line
    (alias Glanvil, Glanville, Granville, etc., died 1190)
  • Political and legal career section, prose
    Shortly after obtaining his freedom he took the cross, and he died at the siege of Acre in 1190.
  • Infobox: office
    Chief Justiciar of England
  • In Legal System: English Law, Wikipedia category: 12th-century English judges
    Category:12th-century English judges
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2. Wikidata: Ranulf de Glanvill
Wikidata Q2053636, P570 date of death claim (full date)
Quote, Wikidata Q2053636, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1190-10-28
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