Odo of Bayeux (traditional attribution)

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Odo of Bayeux was an 11th-century Norman bishop and half-brother of William the Conqueror, traditionally credited with commissioning the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest of England.

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Odo of Bayeux (traditional attribution) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century bishop
Norman noble
Roman Catholic bishop
human
appointedBy William the Conqueror
canonizationStatus not canonized
causeOfImprisonment plotting an unauthorized expedition to Italy
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy
dateOfBirth circa 1030
dateOfDeath 1097
depictedIn Bayeux Tapestry
educatedAt Cathedral school of Bayeux
linked to: Bayeux Cathedral
endTime 1082 (first period as Earl of Kent)
1088 (as Bishop of Bayeux)
father Herluin de Conteville
givenName Odo
imprisonedBy William the Conqueror
knownFor being half-brother of William the Conqueror
role in the Norman administration of England
traditional commissioner of the Bayeux Tapestry
languageSpoken Latin
Old Norman
memberOf William the Conqueror's inner circle
militaryRank commander
mother Herleva of Falaise
nobleFamily House of Normandy
notableWork Bayeux Tapestry
occupation bishop
earl
nobleman
officeContested regent of England
participantIn Battle of Hastings
Norman Conquest of England
rebellion of 1088
placeOfBirth Normandy
placeOfBurial Cathedral of Palermo
linked to: Palermo Cathedral
placeOfDeath Palermo
positionHeld Bishop of Bayeux
releasedBy William II of England
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Robert of Mortain
William the Conqueror
startTime 1049 (as Bishop of Bayeux)
supported Robert Curthose
title Earl of Kent
traditionalAttribution commissioner of the Bayeux Tapestry

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Bayeux Tapestry commissionedBy Odo of Bayeux (traditional attribution)