William Warelwast[a] (died 1137) was a medieval Norman cleric and Bishop of Exeter in England. Warelwast was a native of Normandy,[b] but little is known about his background before 1087, when he appears as a royal clerk for King William II. Most of his royal service to William was as a diplomatic envoy, as he was heavily involved in the king's dispute with Anselm, the Archbishop of Canterbury, which constituted the English theatre of the Investiture Controversy. He went several times to Rome as an emissary to the papacy on business related to Anselm, one of whose supporters, the medieval chronicler Eadmer, alleged that Warelwast bribed the pope and the papal officials to secure favourable outcomes for King William.
Possibly present at King William's death in a hunting accident, Warelwast served as a diplomat to the king's successor, Henry I. After the resolution of the Investiture Controversy, Warelwast was rewarded with the bishopric of Exeter in Devon, but he continued to serve Henry as a diplomat and royal judge. He began the construction of a new cathedral at Exeter, and he probably divided the diocese into archdeaconries. Warelwast went blind after 1120, and after his death in 1137 was succeeded by his nephew, Robert Warelwast.
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WilliamWarelwast (died 1137) was a medieval Norman cleric and Bishop of Exeter in England. Warelwast was a native of Normandy, but little is known about...
Robert Warelwast (died 1155) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. Warelwast and his successor, Robert of Chichester are often confused. Warelwast was the nephew...
the matter was postponed. Immediately following this, William secretly sent WilliamWarelwast and Gerard to Italy, prevailing on Urban to send a legate...
12th century Plympton was the site of an important priory founded by WilliamWarelwast. The members were Augustinian canons and the priory soon became the...
I. Plympton Priory in Devon re-founded as an Augustinian house by WilliamWarelwast, Bishop of Exeter. Foss Dyke scoured. 1122 Priory of St Frideswide...
doors, close to the site of the present cathedral building. In 1107 WilliamWarelwast was appointed to the see, and this was the catalyst for the building...
administrator (killed in ambush) c. 26 September – WilliamWarelwast, Bishop of Exeter and diplomat 1138 11 May – William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey 1139 11 December...
royal Palace of Westminster: William Giffard to Winchester, Roger to Salisbury, Reynelm to Hereford, WilliamWarelwast to Exeter and Urban to Llandaff...
royal Palace of Westminster: William Giffard to Winchester, Roger to Salisbury, Reynelm to Hereford, WilliamWarelwast to Exeter and Urban to Llandaff...
Augustinian house by Bishop WilliamWarelwast in 1121. The foundation was confirmed by King Henry I sometime around then. Warelwast was apparently scandalised...
Cathedral and St Buryan of the Kings of England. From the time of Bishop WilliamWarelwast the administration of the remainder of Cornwall was in the hands of...
Episcopus Exoniensis ("Bishop of Exeter"). The present cathedral was begun by William de Warelhurst in 1112, the transept towers he built being the only surviving...
a steward for King William I of England during his reign, as well as being a friend of the king. The story that he became William's chancellor is based...
confined to his quarters. The king then sent William Giffard, the Bishop of Winchester and WilliamWarelwast, the Bishop of Exeter, who had taken opposite...
Crediton[permanent dead link] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography – Warelwast, William de Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "Eva...
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FitzOsbern WilliamWarelwast Robert Warelwast Robert of Chichester Bartholomew Iscanus John the Chanter Henry Marshal Simon of Apulia William Briwere Richard...
Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. The priory was founded 1127 by WilliamWarelwast, Bishop of Exeter as a house of Augustinian canons. Its charter replaced...
Đại Việt at the age of two, starting a 37-year reign. April 10 – Robert Warelwast is nominated as bishop of Exeter at a royal council in Northampton, England...
("valley") place-name by popular etymology. First recorded as Warelwast in 1024 (see William de Warelwast), utilizing the former appellative, -wast (meaning "bad...
studied at Bologna in the 1150s with the future Pope Urban III. Robert Warelwast, who was Bishop of Exeter from 1138 to 1155, had sent Baldwin to Italy...
Đại Việt at the age of two, starting a 37-year reign. April 10 – Robert Warelwast is nominated as bishop of Exeter at a royal council in Northampton, England...
was owned by someone other than the abbey. In the 12th century, Robert Warelwast, Bishop of Exeter, restored the manors of Petrockstowe and Ash, also in...
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