Hubert Walter

Timeline

1. c. 1150–1188England · EnglandWalter rose to prominence in church and royal administration under Henry II and Richard I, serving as dean of York and other posts, gaining familiarity with finance and judicial affairs that laid the groundwork for later state office.
2. 1189–1193Salisbury · WiltshireHe became Bishop of Salisbury in 1189, took part in church affairs after Richard I's coronation, and accompanied the king on the Third Crusade, handling diplomacy and logistics coordination in the Levant.
3. 1193–1205Canterbury · KentFrom 1193 he held both archbishopric and justiciarship, organizing ransom collection and domestic governance while Richard was captive, and crowned John at Westminster in 1199. In the late 1190s he dominated English church and state administration, forming a complex power balance with Longchamp and others.