| LC control no. | no2013053092 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Odo, Earl of Kent, approximately 1030-1097 |
| Variant(s) | Odo, de Conteville, approximately 1030-1097 Odo, of Conteville, approximately 1030-1097 Odon, de Conteville, approximately 1030-1097 Eudo, de Conteville, approximately 1030-1097 Eudes, de Conteville, approximately 1030-1097 Odo, Episcopus, approximately 1030-1097 Odon, de Bayeux, approximately 1030-1097 Odo, von Bayeux, approximately 1030-1097 Odo, Baiocensis, approximately 1030-1097 |
| See also | William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087 Bayeux tapestry |
| Biography/History note | Odo, Earl of Kent (approximately 1030-1097) was half-brother to William the Conqueror and Bishop of Bayeux from his teens until his death. He was an ordained Christian cleric, warrior, and statesman, who participated in the Norman Conquest at the Battle of Hastings and probably commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry. In 1067, he became the Earl of Kent. However, in 1082 he was imprisoned for his role in planning a military expedition to Italy. |
| Associated country | France |
| Located | Bayeux (France) |
| Birth date | 1030~ |
| Death date | 1097 |
| Place of birth | Normandy (France) |
| Profession or occupation | Bishops Prisoners Art patrons |
| Found in | The man behind the Bayeaux tapestry, 2013: t.p. (Odo, William the Conqueror's half-brother) page 9, etc. (Odo de Conteville, whose name also appears in the form of Odon, Eudo and Eudes, was born in around 1030 in Normandy; he was the half-brother of William the Conqueror; he became Bishop of Bayeux in his teens, a position he held until his death; became Earl of Kent with responsibility for the defence of south-east England; Odo of Conteville) Wikipedia WWW site, May 14, 2013 (Odo, Earl of Kent (early 1030s-1097 and Bishop of Bayeux, was the half-brother of William the Conqueror; ordained Christian cleric; warrior and statesman; participated in Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings; probably commissioned the Bayeux tapestry; became Earl of Kent in 1067; in 1082 he was imprisoned for his role in planning a military expedition to Italy) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo_of_Bayeux> WBI, May 14, 2013 (Odo earl of Kent; died 1097; Bishop) CERL thesaurus (online), viewed on April 30, 2020 (Odo, Baiocensis; Odo, Episcopus; Odo, de Conteville; Odo, von Bayeux; Odon, de Bayeux; Odon, de Conteville) <https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00166689> Biographical index of the middle ages: part 2, p. 825 (Odo Baiocensis, bishop, count, vice-king, prisoner; Bayeux (France), Palermo (Sicily), Kent (England)) |
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