Bishop Odo of Bayeux

• Bishop Odo was made bishop of Bayeux around 1050 by Duke William
• Bishop Odo organized and paid for ships for the invasion of England in 1066
• Bishop Odo took part in the Battle of Hastings in 1066
• After the Battle of Hastings, Bishop Odo was given a lot of land and became the second richest and most powerful man after King William
• Bishop Odo was made Earl of Kent and helped defend Kent against an invasion in 1067
• Bishop Odo often served as a regent alongside Lanfranc, the Archbishop of Canterbury, ruling on behalf of the king with many of the king's powers
• In 1075, Bishop Odo led the king's army to stop the revolt of the earls and also led an army that devastated the north as a punishment for the murder of a Norman bishop
• In 1082, Bishop Odo ignored King William's commands and led an army to Italy, angering King William
• In 1088, Bishop Odo attempted a rebellion against King William Rufus (William II) and was subsequently kicked out of England and the royal family
• Bishop Odo died on his way to Jerusalem on a crusade
• Bishop Odo was one of William's most important nobles and his half-brother
• Bishop Odo became one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in England
• Bishop Odo helped defeat rebellions against King William, particularly the 1075 revolt of the earls
• Bishop Odo fell into obscurity before his death after supporting the losing side in the succession crisis after the death of William the Conqueror