Baldwin [Baldwin of Forde]
(c. 1125–1190)
- Christopher Holdsworth
Extract
Baldwin [Baldwin of Forde] (c. 1125–1190), archbishop of Canterbury, was born in Exeter, probably the son of Hugh d'Eu, archdeacon of Totnes, and a woman of unknown name. This parentage is suggested by Baldwin's having succeeded to the archdeaconry of Totnes on Hugh's...