Editing Hubert Walter (section)

{{Short description|Archbishop of Canterbury (1193–1205) and Lord Chancellor (1199–1205)}}
{{For|the German anthropologist|Hubert Walter (anthropologist)}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
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| type=Archbishop
| name = Hubert Walter
| title = [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| image = Hubert Walter statue, Canterbury Cathedral (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 
| alt = Stone statue of a robed man set in a niche. The top half of the head of the statue is missing.
| caption = Statue of Hubert Walter from the exterior of [[Canterbury Cathedral]]
| elected = 29 May 1193
| enthroned = 7 November 1193
| ended = 13 July 1205
| predecessor = [[Reginald Fitz Jocelin|Reginald fitzJocelin]]<br />(elected but died before consecration)
| successor = [[Reginald (sub-prior)|Reginald]]
| consecration = 22 October 1189
| other_post = [[Bishop of Salisbury]]
| birth_date = c. 1160
| death_date = 13 July 1205
| death_place = 
| buried = Trinity Chapel in [[Canterbury Cathedral]]
|parents= Hervey Walter<br />Maud de Valoignes
| module = {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes
| office              = [[Justiciar|Chief Justiciar of England]]
| term_start          =1193
| term_end            =1198
| monarch             = [[Richard I of England|Richard I]]
| predecessor         = [[Walter de Coutances]]
| successor           = [[Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex|Geoffrey fitzPeter]]
| order2               = 24th
| office2              = Lord Chancellor
| term_start2          =1199
| term_end2            =1205
| monarch2             =[[John of England|John]]
| predecessor2         =[[Eustace, Dean of Salisbury|Eustace]]
| successor2           = [[Walter de Gray]]
| office3              = [[Exchequer|Baron of the Exchequer]]
| term_start3          =1184
| term_end3            =1185
| monarch3             = [[Henry II of England|Henry II]]
}}
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'''Hubert Walter''' ({{circa|1160|lk=yes}}&nbsp;– 13 July 1205) was an influential royal adviser in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries in the positions of Chief [[Justiciar]] of England, [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and [[Lord Chancellor]]. As chancellor, Walter began the keeping of the [[Charter Roll]], a record of all charters issued by the chancery. Walter was not noted for his holiness in life or learning, but historians have judged him one of the most outstanding government ministers in [[History of England|English history]].

Walter owed his early advancement to his uncle [[Ranulf de Glanvill]], who helped him become a clerk of the [[Exchequer]]. Walter served King [[Henry II of England]] in many ways, not just in financial administration, but also including diplomatic and judicial efforts.  After an unsuccessful candidacy to the [[Archbishop of York|see of York]], Walter was elected [[Bishop of Salisbury]] shortly after the accession of Henry's son {{nowrap|[[Richard I of England|Richard I]]}}.

Walter accompanied Richard on the [[Third Crusade]], and was one of the principals involved in raising Richard's ransom after the king was captured in Germany on his return from the Holy Land. As a reward for his faithful service, Walter was selected to become Archbishop of Canterbury in 1193. He also served as Richard's justiciar until 1198, in which role he was responsible for raising the money Richard needed to prosecute his wars in France. Walter set up a system that was the precursor for the modern [[Justice of the Peace|justices of the peace]], based on selecting four knights in each [[Hundred (administrative division)|hundred]] to administer justice. He also revived his predecessor's dispute over setting up a church to rival [[Canterbury Cathedral|Christ Church Priory]] in Canterbury, which was only settled when the pope ordered him to abandon the plan. Following Richard's death in 1199, Walter helped assure the elevation of Richard's brother [[John of England|John]] to the throne. Walter also served John as a diplomat, undertaking several missions to France.