Osbern FitzOsbern

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Osbern FitzOsbern (c.1032-1103[1]) was an Anglo-Norman churchman. He acted as chaplain to Edward the Confessor[2][3], and chancellor to William I of England early in his reign. He became Bishop of Exeter in 1072.

[edit] Family

William fitz Osbern, 1st Earl of Hereford was his brother. Their father was Osbern de Crépon[4], a guardian and seneschal to the young Duke William.

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[edit] Source

  • Concise Dictionary of National Biography, under Osbern
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