Stephen, was born in England, but educated at Paris, and was greatly esteemed for his learning, both by the king and the nobility of France. He was chancellor of Paris, a cardinal of Rome, and in the reign of King John was made archbishop of Canterbury by Innocent III., in opposition both to the monks of Canterbury and to the king. Langton was one of the most illustrious men of his age for learning, and continued as archbishop for twenty-two years. He died in 1228.