Foliot may refer to: *

Foliot (timepiece) Foliot may refer to: * Foliot (timepiece), part of the verge escapement for early clocks * A member of a fictional people in the high fantasy novel ''The Worm Ouroboros'' by E. R. Eddison * A fictional magical creature in the ''Bartimaeus Sequence' ...

, part of the verge escapement for early clocks * A member of a fictional people in the high fantasy novel ''

The Worm Ouroboros ''The Worm Ouroboros'' is a heroic high fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, first published in 1922. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary ...

'' by E. R. Eddison * A fictional magical creature in the ''

Bartimaeus Sequence The ''Bartimaeus Sequence'' is a series of young adult novels of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It was written by British writer Jonathan Stroud and consists of a trilogy published from 2003 to 2005 and a prequel novel published in 2010 ...

'' by Jonathan Stroud

Surname

Gilbert Foliot Gilbert Foliot ( c. 1110 – 18 February 1187) was a medieval English monk and prelate, successively Abbot of Gloucester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Born to an ecclesiastical family, he became a monk at Cluny Abbey in ...

(1110-1187), Abbot of Gloucester, Bishop of Hereford, Bishop of London *

Hugh Foliot Hugh Foliot ( c. 1155 – 7 August 1234) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Related somehow to his predecessor at Hereford, he served as a priest and papal judge as well as being an unsuccessful candidate as Bishop of St David's in Wales. I ...

(1155–1234), Bishop of Hereford *

Jordan Foliot Jordan Foliot (c. 1249-1298) was son of Richard Foliot (-1290), Knight of Jordan Castle, and Margery de Stuteville daughter of William de Stuteville (- c. 1259) and Margaret de Say (- c. 1243). Richard had the Rights of Stallage of the Marke ...

(c 1249-1298), 1st Baron, Foliot, Lord of the Manor of Wellow, Nottinghamshire *

Ralph Foliot Ralph Foliot (died c. 1198) was a medieval English clergyman and royal justice. Earlyl career Foliot was a nephew of Gilbert Foliot, first Bishop of Hereford and later Bishop of London, but the names of Ralph's parents and his place of birth ar ...

(died c. 1198), nephew of Gilbert *

Richard Foliot Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

(fl. 1290), Knight of Jordan Castle, father of Jordan *

Robert Foliot Robert Foliot (died 1186) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford in England. He was a relative of a number of English ecclesiastics, including Gilbert Foliot, one of his predecessors at Hereford. After serving Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln as a clerk, ...

(died 1186), Bishop of Hereford {{Disambiguation, surname