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Boniface of Savoy (c. 1217 – 18 July 1270) was a medieval Bishop of Belley in France and Archbishop of Canterbury in England. He was the son of the Count of Savoy and owed his initial ecclesiastical posts to his father. Other members of his family were also clergymen and a brother succeeded his father as count. One niece was married to King Henry III of England and another was married to King Louis IX of France.

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