died chancellor england born noble norman family royal clerk king william son successor king named chancellor appointed lincoln continuing serve king bishop remained close royal councillor successor king gave cathedral religious houses educated number including illegitimate children patron medieval chronicler henry early patron gilbert founder monastic order early life member norman noble family held normandy related manner hugh hugh brother john relative abbot chancellor bishop royal clerk household king william england accompanied william son traveled england claim throne william death named chancellor january named lincoln march death appointed time appointed archbishop_of_canterbury severe illness feared dying consecrated hastings long february probably february day dedication church march replaced chancellor prior previously claim supervise lincoln tried prevent thomas argued area diocese lincoln belonged york medieval chronicler hugh alleged gave intervene thomas attempted assert york claim medieval chronicler knew said sum payment secured support dispute york lincoln settled lincoln favour sum extremely large times book records bishop lincoln annual income king gave york gloucester return settlement favour lincoln refused obedience intervened profession chief administrative officers kingdom associated bishop moved newly founded monastery instead church considered church bishops lincoln retained right appoint abbot installing abbot office monks established predecessor gave manor reign bishop continued witness royal witnessing bishop add witnessed bishops attempted persuade archbishop dispute travelling rome consult refused persuaded king ordered leave kingdom support bishops nobility henry continued advisor king succeeded king henry supporter henry rebellion rebellion sent king henry castle surrendered king joined larger army king clashed king persuaded number king appointments henry reign continued trusted councillor trusted advising queen king absent england recorded accompanying king outside england served royal justice named henry justices restricted counties served england henry reign witnessed royal documents new established abbey carved diocese compensated loss grant land grant included town urged henry appoint william canterbury died selected opposed candidates monks wanted non monk appointed canterbury vacant opposed appointment monk canterbury reign henry accepted supervision abbey ruled relative richard richard objected archbishop canterbury switched abbey obedience lincoln instead continued doubled number cathedral chapter embellished newly built gave cathedral gifts objects lands surviving episcopal documents concern churches diocese confirmation donations religious houses founded hospital lincoln dedicated medieval chronicler wrote letter entitled related story right death felt fallen king henry favour allegedly told bishop lost lawsuits letter concerned setting examples prominent men suffered fall grace possible bias kept mind records legal proceedings involving end life lost cases loss income prestige allowed continue hold property instead judged land settlement held abbey canterbury lawsuit involved attempt hold manor free owed settled abbey favour continued hold land rate witnessing royal documents appears lost lawsuits decided royal justices lost favour king fall completely favour death legacy married bishop appointed son simon dean lincoln household medieval historian henry brought died january buried lincoln sudden fit riding king henry roger salisbury collapsed king arms dying shortly combined style living led contemporaries conclude condemned hell words lord king dying right collapsing henry arms buried rest body buried near southern entrance altar henry records sent children educated household destined career church king henry illegitimate son robert gloucester educated care illegitimate son henry richard lincoln household education gilbert founded educated household entering death continuing successor alexander lincoln educated household clergy including sending study bishop known manner living served personally war needed medieval chronicler william claimed hated monks henry remembered handsome cheerful earlier aided family attempts religious marry point giving judicial judgement marry refused death able consecrated
Robert Bloet