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Personal data Odo of Bayeux Bishop of Bayeux 

• He was born estimated around imated between 1008 and 1056 in Conteville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.
• He died in the year 1097 in Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy, he was 41 years old.
• He is buried in Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
• A child of Herluin Harlevin de Conteville (de Contefille) and Herleva of Falaise
• This information was last updated on January 29, 2019.

Household of Odo of Bayeux Bishop of Bayeux

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Child(ren):

1. Jean de Conteville  ± 1056-1131 

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Odo
French: Odon
Gender:
Male
Birth:
estimated between 1008 and 1056
Conteville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Death:
1097
Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Place of Burial:
Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Immediate Family:
Son of Herluin, Count of Conteville and Herleva of Falaise
Partner of ? Odo's mistress de Bayeux
Father of Jean de Conteville
Brother of Robert de Mortagne, Earl of Cornwall; Jeanne de Conteville; Rohesia De Conteville; Muriel de Conteville; Isabella de Conteville; and Emma de Conteville ¬´ less
Half brother of Raoul Ralph de Conteville; William "the Conqueror", king of England and Adelaide of Normandy, Countess Of Aumale

Odo (Eudes) de Conteville. Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent.
Parents: Herluin and Herlève.
One illegitimate son: Jean de Bayeux
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MEDIEVAL LANDS
EUDES [Odo] (-Palermo [2/6] Jan 1097, bur Palermo Cathedral). Guillaume de Jumièges names (in order) "Eudes et Robert" as the two sons of Herluin and Herlève[1880]. His parentage is recorded by Orderic Vitalis, who specifies that he was the half-brother of William I King of England[1881]. Named by Florence of Worcester as the brother of King William I "but only on his mother's side"[1882]. His half-brother invested him as Bishop of Bayeux on the death of Bishop Hugues, son of Raoul d'Ivry Comte de Bayeux[1883] in 1050. He is said to have taken an active part in the preparation of the Norman invasion of England and was present at the battle of Hastings 23 Oct 1066.
His half-brother William I King of England rewarded him with a grant of over 500 manors in England and created him Earl of Kent in 1067[1884]. Florence of Worcester records that King William left "fratrumque suum Odonem Baiocensem episcopum et Willelmum filium Osberni quem in Herefordensi provincia comitum" when he went to Normandy 21 Feb [1067][1885].
He was one of the leaders of the force which suppressed the rebellion of the Earls of Norfolk and Hereford in 1075[1886]. He began scheming to become Pope, sending great gifts to influential men in Rome, but was arrested by King William and sent to Normandy where he was a prisoner in Rouen between 1082 and 1087[1887]. He was released by King William on his deathbed[1888]. Although King William II restored Odo to his Earldom, he was one of the leaders of the rebellion in 1088 which sought to put Robert Duke of Normandy on the English throne[1889]. He was banished from England and all his honours and possessions forfeited. He became chief adviser to Duke Robert in Normandy, accompanying him on the First Crusade but dying en route in Palermo[1890].
Bishop Odo had one illegitimate son:
a) JEAN de Bayeux (-1131). Son of Odo bishop of Bayeux according to Orderic Vitalis, who records that Jean gave King Henry news of the death of his nephew Guillaume "Clito" Count of Flanders in 1128[1891]. Orderic Vitalis records that he lived at the court of Henry I King of England where he was held in esteem for his eloquence and probity[1892].

Odon de Conteville dit Odon de Bayeux, parfois pr√©nomm√© Eudes (v. 1030 ou ap. 1035[1] ·Äì 6 janvier 1097[2], Palerme), fut un noble normand qui, gr√¢ce à sa parent√© avec Guillaume le Conqu√©rant, devint √©vêque de Bayeux, puis l·Äôun des hommes les plus riches et puissants de l·ÄôAngleterre nouvellement conquise. Agissant comme r√©gent d·ÄôAngleterre à plusieurs reprises durant les absences du roi, il fut aussi comte de Kent[3] (1067-1082, 1087-1088).
Personnage fameux pour son ambition, son implacabilit√© et son √©nergie[4], mais à la r√©putation contrast√©e, il tomba soudainement en disgr√¢ce et fut emprisonn√© pendant cinq ans, de 1082 à 1087. Il est tr√®s probablement le commanditaire de la Tapisserie de Bayeux[4], l'≈ìuvre brod√©e qui d√©peint la conquête normande de l'Angleterre.
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Avant la conquête [modifier]
Odon est le fils de Herluin (v. 1001-v. 1066), vicomte de Conteville, et d·ÄôArlette de Falaise[5] (v. 1010-v. 1050). Il est probablement le fils a√Æn√©, bien qu'il soit impossible de le savoir avec certitude[2]. Sa m√®re, ancienne ¬´ frilla ¬ª (ou √©pouse à la mani√®re danoise[note 1]) du duc de Normandie Robert le Magnifique (v. 1010-1035) est la m√®re de Guillaume le B√¢tard (v. 1027-1087) (plus tard le Conqu√©rant). Son fr√®re cadet, est Robert de Mortain[5] (·Ä† 1090). Sa date de naissance n'est pas connue, mais les historiens s'accordent aujourd'hui à penser que ses parents se seraient mari√©s vers 1030, peu de temps apr√®s la naissance de Guillaume le Conqu√©rant, et qu'Odon serait n√© quelques temps apr√®s[1],[6].
Il re√ßoit l·Äô√©vêch√© de Bayeux entre octobre 1049 et fin avril 1050[2]. Guillaume de Poitiers reconna√Æt qu·Äôil est bien en dessous de l·Äô√¢ge canonique de trente ans à la date de cette nomination[5]. Suivant les hypoth√®ses faites sur sa date de naissance, il est donc au mieux √¢g√© de 19 ans, au pire de 14[1]. Comme aucun chroniqueur contemporain ne rapporte que sa nomination à la tête de l'√©vêch√© a provoqu√© un scandale, il est donc assez probable qu'il a alors 19 ans[1], et qu'il a d√ª recevoir une √©ducation religieuse importante[5]. âˆšÄ cause des troubles en Normandie durant toute la minorit√© du duc Guillaume le B√¢tard, il est tr√®s probable qu·Äôil est soustrait à la garde de ses parents et envoy√© √©tudier ailleurs[5].
Sa nomination, ainsi que celle de son fr√®re Robert au comt√© de Mortain quelques ann√©es plus tard, est due à la volont√© du duc Guillaume de placer des hommes de confiance aux postes cl√©s du duch√©[5]. En effet, la minorit√© du duc qui h√©rite de la Normandie à l'√¢ge de 8 ans, en 1035, a √©t√© tr√®s agit√©e. Il a √©chapp√© à de multiples tentatives d'assassinat, et son duch√© a √©t√© le th√©âˆš¢tre d'une situation anarchique, de nombreux barons refusant un duc b√¢tard. Finalement, en 1047, le duc a conclu cette p√©riode par une victoire sur les rebelles à Val-√®s-Dunes[7]. Il d√©cide alors de consolider son autorit√© sur la Basse-Normandie, notamment en mettant la main sur le tr√®s important et lucratif √©vêch√© bayeusain[5] qu'il confie à Odon.
La r√©organisation du dioc√®se avait commenc√© sous son pr√©d√©cesseur[5], le puissant Hugues II de Bayeux[note 2]. Gr√¢ce à lui, le patrimoine √©piscopal, usurp√© lors de la colonisation scandinave, avait √©t√© r√©cup√©r√©, et la construction d·Äôune nouvelle cath√©drale avait d√©but√©[5]. Cette derni√®re sera achev√©e et consacr√©e par Odon en 1077[5].
âˆšÄ la mort du roi d'Angleterre √âdouard le Confesseur sans h√©ritier en 1066, Guillaume le B√¢tard entend bien faire valoir sa revendication au tr√¥ne d'Angleterre, mais Harold Godwinson se fait √©lire roi. √âdouard le Confesseur l'ayant, selon lui, d√©sign√© h√©ritier aux d√©buts des ann√©es 1050, il s'estime flou√© et envisage une invasion[7]. Odon participe au concile de Lillebonne[8] durant lequel les barons du duch√© sont consult√©s sur le projet d·Äôinvasion de l·ÄôAngleterre. Lors de ce concile, il promet de contribuer pour 100 navires[9] à la flotte qui d√©barquera outre-Manche[note 3]. Il accompagne son demi-fr√®re Guillaume dans sa conquête de l'Angleterre en 1066.

Odo of Bayeux (c. 1036 ·Äì February 1097, Palermo),[1] Norman bishop and English earl, was the half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was for a time second only to the king in power in England.
He was the son of William the Conqueror's mother Herleva, and Herluin de Conteville. Count Robert of Mortain was his younger brother. There is some uncertainty about his birthdate. Some historians have suggested he was born as early as 1030, so that he would be about 19 instead of 14 when William made him bishop of Bayeux in 1049.
Although he was an ordained Christian cleric, he is best known as a warrior and statesman. He found ships for the invasion of England and was present at the Battle of Hastings: probably he did not actually fight at Hastings, but instead encouraged the troops from the rear. He was accompanied by William the carrier of his crozier and a retinue of servants and members of his household.
In 1067 Odo became earl of Kent, and for some years he was a trusted royal minister. On some occasions when William was absent (back in Normandy), he served as de facto regent of England, and at times he led the royal forces against rebellions (e.g. the Revolt of the Earls): the precise sphere of his powers is not certain, however. There are also other occasions when he accompanied William back to Normandy.
During this time Odo acquired vast estates in England, larger in extent than any one except the king: he had land in 23 counties, primarily in the southeast and in East Anglia.
In 1076 he was tried in front of a large and senior assembly over the course of three days at Penenden Heath in Kent for defrauding the Crown and the diocese of Canterbury. At the conclusion of the trial he was forced to return a number of properties and his assets were re-apportioned.[2]
In 1082 he was suddenly disgraced and imprisoned for having planned a military expedition to Italy. His motivations are not certain. Chroniclers writing a generation later said Odo desired to make himself pope, but the contemporary evidence is ambiguous. Whatever the reason, Odo spent the next 5 years in prison, and his English estates were taken back by the king, as was his office as earl of Kent: Odo was not however deposed as bishop of Bayeux.
William, on his deathbed in 1087, was reluctantly persuaded by their brother Robert, Count of Mortain to release Odo. After the king's death Odo returned to his earldom and soon organized a rebellion in support of William's son Robert Curthose. The Rebellion of 1088 failed, and William Rufus, to the disgust of his supporters, permitted Odo to leave the kingdom. Afterwards, Odo remained in the service of Robert in Normandy.
He joined the First Crusade, and started in the duke's company for Palestine, but died on the way at Palermo in January or February 1097.
Little good is recorded of Odo. It was recorded that his vast wealth was gained by extortion and robbery. His ambitions were boundless and his morals lax. However, like many prelates of his age, he was a patron of learning and the arts. He was also a great architect. He founded the Abbaye de Troarn in 1059 and rebuilt the cathedral of his see, and is likely to have commissioned the celebrated Bayeux tapestry. He may also have sponsored an early version of The Song of Roland. More certain is his development of the cathedral school in Bayeux, and his patronage of a number of younger men who later became prominent prelates.

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Odo of Bayeux
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Odo of Bayeux (c. 1036 ·Äì February 1097, Palermo),[1] Norman bishop and English earl, was the half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was for a time second only to the king in power in England.
He was the son of William the Conqueror's mother Herleva, and Herluin de Conteville. Count Robert of Mortain was his younger brother. There is some uncertainty about his birthdate. Some historians have suggested he was born as early as 1030, so that he would be about 19 instead of 14 when William made him bishop of Bayeux in 1049.
Although he was an ordained Christian cleric, he is best known as a warrior and statesman. He found ships for the invasion of England and was present at the Battle of Hastings. He probably did not actually fight at Hastings, but instead encouraged the troops from the rear.
In 1067 Odo became earl of Kent, and for some years he was a trusted royal minister. On some occasions when William was absent (back in Normandy), he served as de facto regent of England, and at times he led the royal forces against rebellions (eg the Revolt of the Earls). The precise sphere of his powers is not certain, however. There are also other occasions when he accompanied William back to Normandy.
During this time Odo acquired vast estates in England, larger in extent than any one except the king's. He had land in 23 counties, primarily in the southeast and in East Anglia.
In 1076 he was tried in front of a large and senior assembly over the course of three days at Penenden Heath in Kent for defrauding the Crown and the diocese of Canterbury. At the conclusion of the trial he was forced to return a number of properties and his assets were re-aportioned.[2]
In 1082 he was suddenly disgraced and imprisoned for having planned a military expedition to Italy. His motivations are not certain. Chroniclers writing a generation later said Odo desired to make himself pope, but the contemporary evidence is ambiguous. Whatever the reason, Odo spent the next 5 years in prison, and his English estates were taken back by the king, as was his office as earl of Kent. Odo was not however deposed as bishop of Bayeux.
William, on his deathbed in 1087, was reluctantly persuaded by their brother Robert, Count of Mortain to release Odo. After the king's death Odo returned to his earldom and soon organized a rebellion in support of William's son Robert Curthose. The Rebellion of 1088 failed, and William Rufus, to the disgust of his supporters, permitted Odo to leave the kingdom. Afterward, Odo remained in the service of Robert in Normandy.
He joined the First Crusade, and started in the duke's company for Palestine, but died on the way at Palermo in January or February 1097.
Little good is recorded of Odo. It was recorded that his vast wealth was gained by extortion and robbery. His ambitions were boundless and his morals lax. However, like many prelates of his age, he was a patron of learning and the arts. He was also a great architect. He founded the Abbaye de Troarn in 1059. He rebuilt the cathedral of his see, and is likely to have commissioned the celebrated Bayeux tapestry. He may also have sponsored an early version of The Song of Roland. More certain is his development of the cathedral school in Bayeux, and his patronage of a number of younger men who later became prominent prelates.
[edit]References
^ Article. Encyclopædia Britannica.
^ England's Topographer: Or A New and Complete History of the County of Kent by William Henry Ireland
David Bates, 'The Character and Career of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux (1049/50·Äì1097)', Speculum, vol. 50, pp. 1·Äì20 (1975).
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

Aus dem Haus Conteville. War Bischof von Bayeux und Earl of Kent.
Odo spielte ein bedeutende Rolle in der Schlacht von Hastings 1066, welche die Eroberung England zur folge hatte.
Erhielt 1067 die Grafschaft Kent und wurde bald zum mächtigsten und reichsten Grundbesitzer Englands.
Bischof von Bayeux 1049-1097.
Earl of Kent 1066-1088.
Ärkebiskop av Bayeux

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¬â€ EUDES [Odo], son of HERLUIN Vicomte de Cont√©ville & his first wife Herl√®ve --- ([1036/38]-[Antioch/Palermo] [2/6] Jan 1097, bur Palermo Cathedral).¬â€  Guillaume of Jumi√®ges names ·ÄúHerleva Fulberti cubicularii ducis filia·Äù as the mother of ·ÄúWillelmus...ex concubina Roberti ducis...natus·Äú, and that after Duke Robert died ·ÄúHerluinus...miles·Äù married her by whom he had ·Äúduos filios Odonem et Robertum·Äù[106].¬â€  The birth date of Eudes is estimated on the assumption that Guillaume of Jumi√®ges is correct (which is not beyond all doubt).¬â€  Orderic Vitalis records that Guillaume Duke of Normandy granted ·Äúmultis honoribus in Normannia et Anglia·Äù to ·ÄúHerluinus...de Contavilla...filios eius: Radulfus, quem de alia conjuge procreaverat, fratresque suos uterinos: Odonis et Rodbertum·Äù[107].¬â€  Florence of Worcester names Eudes as the brother of King William I "but only on his mother's side"[108].¬â€  Bishop of Bayeux 1050 (when Eudes must have been an adolescent, assuming that his birth date is correctly estimated as shown above).¬â€  Guillaume of Jumi√®ges records that, after the death of ·ÄúHugo filius Rodulphi comitis Baiocensis episcopus·Äù, Guillaume II Duke of Normandy appointed ·ÄúOdoni fratri suo·Äù to the bishopric of Bayeux, a position he held for nearly 50 years[109].¬â€  He is said to have taken an active part in the preparation of the Norman invasion of England and was present at the battle of Hastings 23 Oct 1066.¬â€  The Brevis Relatio de Origine Willelmi Conquestoris records that "Odone episcopo de Baiocis" contributed 120 ships towards the invasion of England in 1066[110].¬â€  His half-brother William I King of England rewarded him with a grant of over 500 manors in England and created him Earl of Kent in 1067[111].¬â€  Florence of Worcester records that King William left "fratrumque suum Odonem Baiocensem episcopum et Willelmum filium Osberni quem in Herefordensi provincia comitum" when he went to Normandy 21 Feb [1067][112].¬â€  He was one of the leaders of the force which suppressed the rebellion of the earls of Norfolk and Hereford in 1075[113].¬â€  He began scheming to become Pope, sending great gifts to influential men in Rome, but was arrested by King William and sent to Normandy where he was a prisoner in Rouen between 1082 and 1087[114].¬â€  He was released by King William on his deathbed[115].¬â€  Although King William II restored Eudes to his earldom, he was one of the leaders of the rebellion in 1088 which sought to put Robert Duke of Normandy on the English throne[116].¬â€  He was banished from England and all his honours and possessions forfeited.¬â€  He became chief adviser to Duke Robert in Normandy[117].¬â€  Orderic Vitalis records that Bishop Eudes died ·Äúin urbem Panormitanam, quam vulgo Palernam vocant·Äù and that ·ÄúGislebertus Ebroicensis episcopus·Äù buried him ·Äúin metropolitana sanct√¶ Dei genetricis Mari√¶ basilica·Äù, adding that he had been appointed ·Äúab adolescentia sua·Äù (which supports that the theory that he was born after the death of Robert II Duke of Normandy, as discussed above)[118].¬â€  William of Malmesbury records that he left on the First Crusade with Robert III Duke of Normandy and died ·ÄúAntiochi√¶, in obsidione Christianorum·Äù[119].¬â€  The necrology of Jumi√®ges records the death 2 Jan of ·ÄúOdo episcopus·Äù[120].¬â€ 
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