Bishop William of St-Calais

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Bishop William of St-Calais was an influential Norman churchman and statesman of the late 11th century who served as Bishop of Durham and played a key role in consolidating Norman rule in England.

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Bishop William of St-Calais canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
Bishop of Durham ⓘ
Norman churchman ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
appointedAsBishopOfDurham 1080 ⓘ
associatedWith Durham Castle ⓘ
birthPlace Saint-Calais, Sarthe, France ⓘ
burialPlace Durham Cathedral ⓘ
consecrationYear 1081 ⓘ
contributedTo consolidation of Norman ecclesiastical control in England ⓘ
integration of northern England into the Norman realm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Normandy ⓘ
deathDate 1096 ⓘ
deathPlace Windsor, England ⓘ
diocese Diocese of Durham ⓘ
era late 11th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
heldOffice Bishop of Durham ⓘ
initiated rebuilding of Durham Cathedral in the Romanesque style ⓘ
jurisdiction County Palatine of Durham ⓘ
linked to: County Durham
knownFor consolidating Norman rule in northern England ⓘ
involvement in the 1088 rebellion ⓘ
reorganizing the bishopric of Durham ⓘ
role in the government of William II (Rufus) ⓘ
strengthening the temporal power of the Bishop of Durham ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
legalSignificance his 1088 trial is an early example of English state trials ⓘ
notableFor administrative reforms in the Palatinate of Durham ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
royal administrator ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
patronOf Durham Cathedral ⓘ
politicalRole key royal adviser in northern England ⓘ
predecessor Walcher, Bishop of Durham ⓘ
recalledToFavourBy William II of England ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
servedUnderMonarch William I of England ⓘ
William II of England ⓘ
strengthened fortifications of Durham ⓘ
successor Ranulf Flambard ⓘ
supported William II of England during the 1088 rebellion ⓘ
title Prince-Bishop of Durham ⓘ
tookPartIn Rebellion of 1088 ⓘ
underwent trial for treason before the king’s court ⓘ
wasAccusedOf treason in 1088 ⓘ

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Durham Cathedral → builder → Bishop William of St-Calais ⓘ