Theobald

Archbishop of Canterbury, born near Bec, NW France. A monk at Bec, he became abbot there in 1137, and the following year was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. He crowned King Stephen, but after the king's death he refused to regard Stephen's son as his successor, and eventually crowned Henry II (1154). He advanced his archdeacon, Thomas Becket, to the chancellorship in 1155, introduced the study of civil law into England, and resisted all attempts by the monasteries to throw off episcopal jurisdiction.

Theobald, or the French form Thibau(l)t, may refer to:

Tedbald, Archbishop of Canterbury Saint Theobald, an abbot Lewis Theobald, an 18th-century editor of Shakespeare Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine Theobald I of Blois Theobald II of Blois Theobald III of Blois, also known as Theobald I of Champagne Theobald II of Champagne, also known as Theobald IV of Blois Theobald III of Champagne Theobald IV of Champagne, also known as Theobald I of Navarre Theobald V of Champagne, also known as Theobald II of Navarre Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury 1138-1161 Theobald Mathew, an Irish temperance reformer Theobald Mathew, an English Officer of Arms

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