Death of Lanfranc

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1. 1089Canterbury · KentArchbishop of Canterbury Lanfranc died in Canterbury. In life he had directed English church reform, coordinated relations between royal and ecclesiastical authority, and provided important political support in the early reign of William II.
2. 1089Canterbury Cathedral · KentLanfranc was buried at Canterbury Cathedral, the church rebuilt under his direction becoming an important symbol of the English church in the Norman period. The archbishopric then remained vacant for years until Anselm succeeded in 1093.