Angmendus
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Angmendus may have held the role of the first Lord Chancellor
of England
, being appointed in 605, during the reign of Æthelberht of Kent (Ethelbert). Other sources suggest that the first ruler to appoint a Chancellor was Edward the Confessor
, who is said to have adopted the practice of sealing documents instead of personally signing them.
Lord Chancellor
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, being appointed in 605, during the reign of Æthelberht of Kent (Ethelbert). Other sources suggest that the first ruler to appoint a Chancellor was Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
, who is said to have adopted the practice of sealing documents instead of personally signing them.