Baldwin (abbot of Bury St Edmunds)
Baldwin | |
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Abbot of Bury St Edmunds | |
Elected | 1065 |
Term ended | 1097 or 1098 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1097 or 1098 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Baldwin (died c. 1097) was a French monk and royal physician. He became a monk in France before coming to England to serve as King
Early life
Baldwin was born at
Abbot
Baldwin was appointed as abbot of Bury St Edmunds in 1065,[1] on 19 August.[3] Baldwin appears to have been the only non-English abbot appointed by Edward during his reign.[5] Baldwin occurs as a witness on two forged charters dated to Christmas 1065. The witness lists for these two charters may be genuine, having been copied from a legitimate document to lend authenticity to the forgeries. If genuine, they would show that Baldwin was at Edward's last court before the king's death.[6]
After the death of Edward and the succession of King Harold Godwinson in early 1066, Baldwin provided soldiers to support Harold in his defence against other claimants to the English throne.[7]
After the Conquest
After the
In 1071 Baldwin secured from Pope Alexander II the right to have any bishop of the abbey's choice perform episcopal functions for the abbey, rather than the more usual method of having the diocesan bishop perform these functions. This effectively made the abbey free of supervision by the bishops of Thetford. This privilege was challenged in 1081 but upheld by the king.[10]
Baldwin also served as King
Death and legacy
Baldwin died around Christmas 1097, with Florence of Worcester giving the date as 29 December. However, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in version E gives his death year as 1098.[1]
Baldwin may have been the indirect source of King William II's favourite oath, "By the Face of Lucca", as Baldwin visited the
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses p. 32
- ^ a b c Rex English Resistance pp. 194–195
- ^ a b Barlow Edward the Confessor p. 82 and footnote 3
- ^ Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses p. 102
- ^ Barlow Edward the Confessor p. 191 and footnote 5
- ^ Rex Harold II pp. 195–196
- ^ Walker Harold p. 119
- ^ Rex English Resistance p. 45
- ^ Rex English Resistance p. 70
- ^ a b c d Mason William II pp. 129–130
- ^ Barlow William Rufus p. 113
- ^ a b Barlow William Rufus pp. 207–208
References
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- ISBN 0-300-08291-6.
- ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
- Mason, Emma (2005). William II: Rufus, the Red King. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-3528-0.
- Rex, Peter (2009) [2004]. The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans. Stroud, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-5021-6.
- Rex, Peter (2005). Harold II: The Doomed Saxon King. Stroud, UK: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7394-7185-2.
- Walker, Ian (2000). Harold the Last Anglo-Saxon King. Gloucestershire: Wrens Park. ISBN 0-905778-46-4.
- Wareham, A. F. (2004). "Baldwin (d. 1097)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. required)