Abbot of Gloucester
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Abbot of Gloucester was the title of the head of Gloucester Abbey in Gloucester, England.[1] The following table lists some of the abbots, and is taken from Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940 to 1216.[2]
| Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eadric | 1022–1058 | |
| Wulfstan | 1058–1072 | died on pilgrimage to Jerusalem related to Aldred, Archbishop of York also known as Wilstan[3] |
| Serlo | 1072–1104 | |
| Peter | 1107–1113 | |
| William Godemon | 1113–1130 | |
| Walter de Lacy | 1130–1139 | |
| Gilbert Foliot | 1139–1148 | became Bishop of London |
| Hamelin | 1148–1179 | |
| Thomas Carbonel | 1179–1205 | |
| Henry Blont | 1205–1224 |
[edit] References
- ^ Knowles, David; Brooke C. N. L.; and London, Vera C. M. The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940-1216 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1972 ISBN 0-521-08367-2 p. 52
- ^ Knowles, David; Brooke C. N. L.; and London, Vera C. M. The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940-1216 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1972 ISBN 0-521-08367-2 p. 52-53
- ^ Lawson, M. K. "Ealdred (d. 1069)" rev. Vanessa King, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 11, 2007
