bishop odo Flashcards

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when was he made bishop

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William made Odo the Bishop of Bayeux in 1049

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who was he

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Odo of Bayeux was William’s half-brother

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other details

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Odo was a significant supporter of William’s conquest of England , Odo supplied William with 100 ships

  • After William’s victory at Hastings, Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry

-William rewarded Odo for his loyalty he gave Odo the earldom of Kent

He became the second biggest landholder in England with 22 counties

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why did odo have a bad reputation

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People in Normandy believed that Odo was greedy and immoral

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how did bishop odo abusee his power

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  • as co-regent in 1079- odo was repsonsible for the harrying of the north

-illegally seizing land in 1067, odo took land that belonged to the church william forced odo to return the land.

-some historians claim that he attempted to take some of william knights with him to rome - this went against knight service and loyalty to william.

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two features of odo rebellion

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One feature of Odo’s rebellion was the rejection of William II (1). After William’s death, Odo believed that William’s oldest son, Robert Cuthose, should be King of England instead of William Rufus (1).

Odo’s brother, Robert of Mortain, joined the rebellion. Both brothers owned a significant area of Southern England and fortifications

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why did odo rebel

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he believed that william older son robert should have been king instead of william rufus.

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why did the rebellion fail

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A lack of support from the Norman aristocracy-
Apart from William of Saint-Calais, the bishop of Durham, Odo did not have the support of the Church. Most other Norman aristocrats remained loyal to William II

A lack of support from the Norman aristocracy-
Odo had treated the Anglo-Saxon population poorly. The English hated Odo and would not support an uprising that he had started

William Rufus’ tactics-
Odo and Robert of Mortain hid in Pevensey Castle. William II sieged the castle for six weeks, preventing Odo from receiving supplies. William captured his uncles but Odo escaped

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