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 NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus not canonized
causeOfImprisonment plotting an unauthorized expedition to Italy
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 1030
dateOfDeath 1097
depictedIn Bayeux Tapestry NERFINISHED
educatedAt Cathedral school of Bayeux NERFINISHED
endTime 1082 (first period as Earl of Kent)
1088 (as Bishop of Bayeux)
father Herluin de Conteville NERFINISHED
givenName Odo NERFINISHED
imprisonedBy William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Normandy NERFINISHED
notableWork Bayeux Tapestry NERFINISHED
occupation bishop
earl
nobleman
officeContested regent of England
participantIn Battle of Hastings NERFINISHED
Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED
rebellion of 1088
placeOfBirth Normandy NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Cathedral of Palermo NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Palermo NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Bayeux NERFINISHED
releasedBy William II of England NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
sibling Robert of Mortain NERFINISHED
William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
startTime 1049 (as Bishop of Bayeux)
supported Robert Curthose NERFINISHED
title Earl of Kent NERFINISHED
traditionalAttribution commissioner of the Bayeux Tapestry

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Bayeux Tapestry commissionedBy Odo of Bayeux (traditional attribution)