Richard of Gloucester (bishop of Bayeux)

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Richard of Gloucester or Richard FitzRobert was appointed bishop of Bayeux in France in 1138 and died in 1142. He was the eldest son of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, but he was illegitimate. His mother was Isabel of Dover, daughter of Samson of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester. [1] [2]

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He was the nephew of Richard de Douvres, his predecessor in the see of Bayeux. [3]

Biography

His father obtained the see of Bayeux by the support he gave to King Henry I. [4]

Richard donated the church and the dîme d'Isigny to the cathedral chapter in 1138. The same year, he consecrated the Abbey of Ardenne, dedicated in honour of the Blessed Virgin. [5] [6]

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References

  1. David Crouch, Robert, first earl of Gloucester (b. before 1100, d. 1147), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, May 2006.
  2. Everett U. Crosby, The King's Bishops: The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), p. 172.
  3. Pierre Bouet et François Neveux, Les évêques normands du XIe siècle : Colloque de Cerisy-la-Salle (30 septembre - 3 octobre 1993), Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 1995, 330 p. ( ISBN   2-84133-021-4), « Les évêques normands de 985 à 1150 », pp. 19-35
  4. Pierre Bouet et François Neveux, Les évêques normands du XIe siècle : Colloque de Cerisy-la-Salle (30 septembre - 3 octobre 1993), Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 1995, 330 p. ( ISBN   2-84133-021-4), « Les évêques normands de 985 à 1150 », pp. 19-35
  5. M. Hermant, Histoire du diocèse de Bayeux, première partie contenant l'histoire des évêques, Chez Pierre F. Doublet, Caen, 1705, pp. 167-169
  6. Archives départementales du Calvados, série H, fonds d'Ardenne

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