Henry of Blois

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Henry of Blois was a powerful 12th-century Bishop of Winchester and influential English statesman, notable as the brother of King Stephen and a major political and ecclesiastical figure of the period.

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Henry of Blois canonical 5
Hugh of Blois 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bishop of Winchester
English statesman
bishop
human
medieval nobleman
appointedAbbotOfGlastonbury 1126
appointedBishopOfWinchester 1129
burialPlace Winchester Cathedral
conflict The Anarchy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1096
dateOfDeath 8 August 1171
educatedAt Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy
linked to: Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey
era 12th century
familyName of Blois
father Stephen II, Count of Blois
givenName Henry
knownFor artistic and architectural patronage
being brother of King Stephen of England
political influence during the Anarchy
role as mediator between King Stephen and Empress Matilda
wealth and power within the English Church
memberOf House of Blois
mother Adela of Normandy
nativeLanguage Old French
notableWork commissioning of the Winchester Bible
construction of Bishop’s Waltham Palace
construction of Wolvesey Castle
development of Glastonbury Abbey
patronage of Romanesque art and architecture in Winchester
rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral
support for Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae
occupation abbot
bishop
diplomat
statesman
placeOfBirth Blois
County of Blois
placeOfDeath Kingdom of England
Winchester
positionHeld Bishop of Winchester
abbot of Glastonbury Abbey
papal legate in England
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling King Stephen of England
linked to: King Stephen

Theobald II, Count of Champagne
termAsBishopOfWinchesterEnded 1171
uncle Henry I of England

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Hospital of St Cross foundedBy Henry of Blois
Henry, Bishop of Winchester name Henry of Blois
Adela of Normandy child Henry of Blois
Old Bishop’s Palace builtFor Henry of Blois
House of Blois notableMember Hugh of Blois
linked to: Henry of Blois
Hugh de Puiset uncle Henry of Blois