Henry de Sully (died 1189) was
Abbot of Fécamp and
Bishop-designate of Salisbury and
Archbishop-elect of York.
Life
Henry was son of
William, Count of Sully, the eldest brother of
Stephen, King of England and
Henry of Blois,
Bishop of Winchester.
[Davis ''King Stephen'' p. 97] Henry's mother was William's wife,
Agnes of Sully
Agnes of Sully (French: ''Agnès'') was a French noblewoman and Lady of Sully.
Agnesʻ parents were Lord Gilles II of Sully and Edelburge of Bourges, whilst Agnesʻ husband was William, Count of Sully.
Children of Agnes and William:
* Eudes Ar ...
, who had been attached to the household of
Adela of Blois
Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137),LoPrete, Kimberly. "Adela of Blois." ''Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia.'' Ed. Margaret Schaus. New York: Routledge, 2006. 6–7. also known as in Roman ...
, William's mother. Although William was the eldest son of Adela and her husband
Stephen, Count of Blois
Stephen Henry (in French, ''Étienne Henri'', in Medieval French, ''Estienne Henri''; – 19 May 1102) was the Count of Blois and Count of Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and direc ...
, he was passed over for the comital title and his younger brother
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The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Theudebald, Diepold, Theobalt, Tyb ...
became Count of Champagne on their father's death.
[LoPrete ''Adela Countess and Lord'' p. 216]
Henry became a
Cluniac monk
Cluny Abbey (; , formerly also ''Cluni'' or ''Clugny''; ) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to Saint Peter.
The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with three churche ...
, and was nominated in March 1140 by Henry of Blois to be Bishop of Salisbury, but the nomination was quashed.
[Greenway, ed., "Bishops", ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300''][Davis ''King Stephen'' p. 44] As compensation, Henry of Blois then named Henry de Sully the
abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The ...
of
Fécamp Abbey in
Normandy
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.
[ Later in 1140, after his grandmother's death, Henry was nominated to become Archbishop of York,][Greenway, ed., "List 1: Archbishops", ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300''] but his election was again quashed this time by Pope Innocent II
Pope Innocent II ( la, Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as pope was controversial and the fi ...
because Henry wished to hold both the abbacy of Fécamp along with the archbishopric.[Huscroft ''Ruling England 1042–1217'' p. 134][Barlow ''The English Church 1066–1154'' p. 96] Henry died at Fécamp in 1189.[
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Citations
References
* Barlow, Frank ''The English Church 1066–1154'' London:Longman 1979
* Davis, R. H. C. ''King Stephen 1135–1154'' Third Edition London:Longman 1990
* Greenway, Diana E., ed.
"Bishops"
in ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300'': Volume 4, Salisbury, (London, 1991), pp. 1–7.
* Greenway, Diana E., ed.,
"List 1: Archbishops"
in ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300'': Volume 6, York, (London, 1999), pp. 1–7.
* Huscroft, Richard ''Ruling England 1042–1217'' London: Pearson Longman 2005
* LoPrete, Kimberly ''Adela Countess and Lord'' Dublin:Fourcourts Press, 2007
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House of Sully
Bishops of Salisbury
Archbishops of York
1189 deaths
Fécamp Abbey
Year of birth unknown
Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops