bishop odo
Cards (8)
- william's half brother
- major supporter of william's invasion
- became 2nd largest landholder in england
- | odo & power
- co-regent during william's first absence
- domesday book shows him settling land disputes himself & abusing power with fitzosbern
ruined king's attempt to gain anglo-saxon acceptance of his reign - | odo in trouble
- domesday book had lots of complaints against odo for illegally seizing land; lanfranc informed william and odo had to give back land
- | odo in trouble
- 1079: odo laid waste to northumberland, stealing treasures from cathedrals & people
- | odo in trouble
- 1082: odo fell out of favour with william & was imprisoned
- released on 1087 when william was on his death bed & was convinced by robert of mortain to pardon odo
- who was odo’s brother?Robert of mortain
- robert ofmortain
- mortain mortain mortain