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Fulk Basset (died 4 May 1271) was archbishop of Dublin. Hewas the elder brother of John de Sandford,who was also Archbishop of Dublin from 1284 to 1290.
He was called Fulk de Sandford and also Fulk Basset,owing to his relationship to theprominent landowning Basset family of Devon and Cornwall. Having beenArchdeacon of Middlesex and treasurer and chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, London, he was appointed archbishop of Dublin by Pope Alexander IV in 1256. He took some slight part in the government of Ireland under Henry III and died at Finglas on 4 May 1271. He was buried in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin: his brother John was buried in the same tomb in 1294.
His death led to a long struggle between rival candidates for the See, Fromund Le Brunand William de la Corner,which was not resolved until 1279, when they were both passed over in favour ofJohn de Derlington, who died in England before he could take up office as Archbishop.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sandford, John de". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 139.
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| Preceded by Luke | Archbishop of Dublin 1256–1271 | Succeeded by John de Derlington |