Geoffrey (archbishop of York) dating history

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Geoffrey (c. 1152 – 12 December 1212) was an illegitimate son of Henry II, King of England who became Bishop-elect of Lincoln and Archbishop of York. The identity of his mother is unclear, for the one contemporary source that gives any information on her is hostile to Geoffrey. It is possible she was a woman named Ykenai. Geoffrey held a number of lower clerical offices before being named Bishop of Lincoln in 1173, although he was not ordained a priest until 1189. In 1173–1174 he led a campaign in the north of England to help put down a rebellion by his legitimate half-brothers, which led to the capture of the king of Scots. By 1182, Pope Lucius III ordered that Geoffrey either resign Lincoln or be consecrated, and he resigned the see, or bishopric, and became Chancellor instead. He was the one son of Henry II present at the king's death.