Josceline de Bohon or Bohun ( c. 1111–1184) was an

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religious leader.

Life

Josceline was a great-grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, one of the companions of

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, who was

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from 1192 to 1205, was Josceline's second cousin.Spear "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy" ''The Journal of British Studies'' p. 4 Josceline served

Henry of Blois Henry of Blois ( c. 1096 8 August 1171), often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death. He was a younger son of Stephen Henry, Count of Blois by Adela of Normandy, da ...

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, and studied law in ItalyBarlow ''Thomas Becket'' p. 78 at

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during the 1130s.Turner "Roman Law" ''Journal of British Studies'' p. 9 He was also an old friend of . Joscelin was appointed

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in 1139British History Online Bishops of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007 and

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in 1142.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 270 His brother was

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, who served as

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from 1151 to 1179 and who was appointed chancellor of Normandy by . In 1170, Josceline was

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, ostensibly for having assisted in the coronation of

Henry the Young King Henry the Young King (28 February 1155 – 11 June 1183) was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. Beginning in 1170, he was titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Mai ...

, son of Henry II.Warren, ''Henry II'', p. 507. His case was ignored by Rome until after Becket's assassination: he was finally pardoned in 1172.Frost, Christian
''Time, Space, and Order: The Making of Medieval Salisbury'', p. 29.
Peter Lang (

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

), 2009. Josceline's son was

Reginald Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "queen". Th ...

.Warren, ''Henry II'', p. 535 Some sources say that Reginald was born while his father was studying law in Italy, others that he might have been born before his father became a priest. Josceline resigned his see before his death on 18 November 1184 to become a

Cistercian monk The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...

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References

* Barlow, Frank ''Thomas Becket'' Berkeley, CA:University of California Press 1986
British History Online Bishops of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007 * *Morey, A. and C. N. L. Brooke, eds. ''Letters and Charters of Gilbert Foliot, ed. Cambridge, 1967) p. 530. *Spear, David S. "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy, 1066–1204" ''The Journal of British Studies'' Volume XXI Number 2 Spring 1982 p. 1-10 * *Warren, W. L. ''Henry II'' Berkeley: University of California Press 1973 {{DEFAULTSORT:BOHON, JOSCELINE 1110s births 1184 deaths Bishops of Salisbury Archdeacons of Winchester (ancient) 12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Anglo-Normans Josceline