Henry, Bishop of Winchester

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Henry, Bishop of Winchester, was a powerful 12th-century English prelate and statesman, son of King Henry I of England, who played a central role in the politics of the Anarchy during the reign of King Stephen.

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Henry, Bishop of Winchester canonical 2

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
illegitimate royal child ⓘ
medieval prelate ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
appointedAsBishopOfWinchester 1129 ⓘ
appointedBy Henry I of England ⓘ
associatedWith Glastonbury Abbey ⓘ
Winchester Cathedral ⓘ
papal curia ⓘ
linked to: Roman Curia
burialPlace Winchester Cathedral ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1096 ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ
dateOfDeath 8 August 1171 ⓘ
educatedAt Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey ⓘ
endTimeOfBishopric 1171 ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father Henry I of England ⓘ
languageUsed Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin ⓘ
laterSupported Empress Matilda ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Normandy ⓘ
mother unknown ⓘ
name Henry of Blois ⓘ
Henry, Bishop of Winchester ⓘ
nobleTitle Prince of England ⓘ
notableFor being a powerful churchman in 12th-century England ⓘ
major political role during the Anarchy in England ⓘ
mediating between King Stephen and Empress Matilda ⓘ
patronage of architecture and art ⓘ
strengthening the wealth of the see of Winchester ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Winchester ⓘ
positionHeld Abbot of Glastonbury ⓘ
Bishop of Winchester ⓘ
papal legate in England ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines ⓘ
roleInEvent central political figure in the Anarchy ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Empress Matilda ⓘ
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
startTimeAsAbbotOfGlastonbury 1126 ⓘ
startTimeOfBishopric 1129 ⓘ
supported King Stephen of England ⓘ
linked to: King Stephen
workLocation Glastonbury Abbey ⓘ
Winchester ⓘ
royal court of England ⓘ
linked to: English royal court

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Henry, Bishop of Winchester → name → Henry, Bishop of Winchester ⓘ