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Geoffrey de
Montbray (Montbrai, Mowbray) (died 1093),
bishop of
Coutances (Latin: Constantiensis), also
known as
Geoffrey of Coutances, was a
Norman nobleman...
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Montbray (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bʁɛ]) is a
commune in the
Manche department in
Normandy in north-western France. The
village has an
ancient château...
- from
Montbray in
Normandy and
founded by
Roger de Mowbray, son of
Nigel d'Aubigny.
Following the
Norman Conquest of England,
Geoffrey de
Montbray, bishop...
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nephew of
Geoffrey de
Montbray,
bishop of Coutances. The
family name, Mowbray, is an
Anglicisation derived from
Montbray in Manche, Normandy.[citation...
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built on an
estate owned at the time of the
Domesday Book by
Geoffrey de
Montbray the
Bishop of Coutances. It is
contemporary with
nearby Horton Court which...
- the
lands awarded to his
father by
Henry I both in
Normandy including Montbray, from
which he
would adopt his surname, as well as the
substantial holdings...
- died
shortly afterward, but the work was
carried forward by
Geoffrey de
Montbray, his
successor as bishop,
appointed in 1048.
Geoffrey was on good terms...
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England of
William the
Conqueror in 1086, as well as a
tenant of
Geoffrey de
Montbray,
bishop of
Coutances and of
Count Alan, lord of Richmond. A much later...
- in
Norwich Castle by the
combined efforts of Odo of Bayeux,
Geoffrey de
Montbray,
Richard fitzGilbert, and
William de Warenne.
Ralph eventually left Norwich...
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hundred granted by King
William the
Conqueror (1066–1089) to
Geoffrey de
Montbray (or Mowbray),
Bishop of
Coutances in Normandy, one of his
inner circle...
