Robert of Jumièges
Robert Champart called Robert von Jumièges ( Robert Gemiticensis ) OSB († after 1052), Archbishop of Canterbury , was a Norman cleric, prior of the Abbey of Saint-Ouen in Rouen and later (1037) Abbot of Jumièges .
He was a close friend of Edward the Confessor , who later became King of England , with whom he translated to the island in 1042 when he came to rule there. In 1044 he became Bishop of London .
In English historiography, Robert appears as the closest confidante and most prominent among the king's foreign friends, but also as the leader of the opponents of Earl Godwin of Wessex . In 1051 Eduard made him Archbishop of Canterbury , although another had already been elected by the cathedral chapter .
He seems to have been sent by the King on a diplomatic mission to the Duke William of Normandy ; when Godwin returned from exile in 1052, he fled England in great haste. He was ostracized and deposed and probably died a little later. The treatment Robert received from the Anglo-Saxons was used by William as one of the pretexts for the Norman conquest of England .
The head of a reclining figure kept in Jumièges may have come from his sarcophagus , which was built in the first half of the 14th century for his remains.
literature
- JJ Earle and Charles Plummer (Eds.): Two Saxon Chronicles. Oxford 1892.
- EA Freeman: History of the Norman Conquest. Oxford 1870-76.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Elfward (Alword) |
Bishop of London 1044-1051 |
William |
| Edsige |
Archbishop of Canterbury 1051-1052 |
Stigand |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robert of Jumièges |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robert Gemiticensis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norman cleric, Bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury, Prior of Saint-Ouen in Rouen, Abbot of Jumièges |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1052 |
| Place of death | Jumièges |