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Henry of Blois (c. 1096 – 8 August 1171), often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death. He was the son of Stephen II, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy , a younger brother of Stephen, King of England , and a grandson of William the Conqueror.
Henry Of Blois (born c. 1099—died Aug. 8, 1171, Winchester, Hampshire, Eng.) was the bishop of Winchester (from 1129) and papal legate in England (1139–43), who was largely instrumental in having his brother Stephen recognized as king of England (1135).
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Jul 10, 2024 · According to an anonymous Winchester monk, Henry was a latter-day Cicero; for Bernard of Clairvaux, he was ‘that old whore of Winchester’. The complex and often contradictory nature of Henry of Blois is famously encapsulated in the language of Henry of Huntingdon's De contemptu mundi.
Overview. Henry of Blois. (d. 1171) Quick Reference. Was the son of Stephen, count of Blois, and younger brother of king Stephen. Entering the church, he became abbot of Glastonbury in 1126 and bishop of Winchester in 1129; he retained both offices for forty years and became the wealthiest prelate of the age.
HENRY OF BLOIS. Cluniac monk and bishop of Winchester; b. c. 1090 – 1100; d. Aug. 8, 1171. Henry, the most influential individual in the English Church between anselm of canterbury and Thomas becket, exemplified both the virtue and the weakness of cluny in his day.
Feb 9, 2021 · Henry of Blois, who adeptly navigated the Anglo-Norman and Angevin political landscape, and who understood the importance of self-fashioning his public role through patronage and gift-giving, was depicted by contemporary writers in ways that sought to articulate broader arguments about the position of bishops within society, and about episcopal ...
Henry of Blois (d. 1171) was a towering figure in twelfth-century England. Grandson of William the Conqueror and brother to King Stephen, he played a central ro... Front Matter
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