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wrote that de
Montbray took pride in his noble birth and was better known for his military rather than his clerical ability; he knew more about marshalling soldiers in battle than teaching psalm-singing clerks. He was an integral part of the close-knit aristocratic group that formed the majority of
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The seller was almost certainly Duke
William. He owned most if not all of Coutances at the time. At the Council of Reims Geoffrey stated that when he heard of the transaction he refused his ordination and tried to flee. So his defence was that he was thrust into the office by force. See: John Le
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scattered over 12 counties. He accompanied
William on his visit to Normandy (1067). Having returned to England he took a leading role in suppressing the wave of English rebellions which erupted in the late summer of 1069. While William marched north against the uprisings in
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with
William in January 1090, but, withdrawing to Normandy, died at Coutances in 1093. In his fidelity to Duke Robert he seems to have there held out for him against his brother Henry, when the latter obtained the
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had not recovered from destruction at the hands of the
Northmen. There was obstinate paganism, few canons, and no books, bibles, or ornamentation. A long line of bishops before him had resided at
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However irregular his election to the bishopric, Geoffrey discovered his new diocese was in very poor condition. For nearly a century the church in the
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John Le
Patourel, 'Geoffrey of Montbray, Bishop of Countances, 1049-1093', The English Historical Review, Vol. 59, No. 234 (May, 1944), p. 134
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Patourel, 'Geoffrey of Montbray, Bishop of Countances, 1049-1093', The English Historical Review, Vol. 59, No. 234 (May, 1944), p. 135
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states that their principal filiations may be displayed within two very restricted and connected pedigrees.
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Patourel, 'Geoffrey of Montbray, Bishop of Countances, 1049-1093',
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the Norman episcopate during the reign of Duke William.
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and led them to victory against the rebels besieging
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