Thomas de Bayeux, archbishop of York (d.1100)
- Medieval Name
- None
- Modern Gaelic Name
- None
- Biography
- Thomas, of Norman descent, was the son of a priest, Osbertus, and Muriel. He had a brother, Samson, bishop of Worcester (d.1112), with whom he studied at Liège, and perhaps Germany and Spain. His brother’s sons, Thomas and Richard, also became archbishop of York (d.1114) and bishop of Bayeux (d.1133), respectively. He may have been a pupil of Lanfranc. Bishop Odo of Bayeux appointed him treasurer of the cathedral there and he was also a royal chaplain to William I. He may also have been a ducal chaplain in Normandy before 1066. He was named archbishop of York on 23 May 1070. In August, he travelled to Canterbury but refused his consecration by Lanfranc. He was finally consecrated in late 1070 or early 1071, at Canterbury. In the autumn of 1071, he travelled to Rome and received his pallium. He died on 18 November 1100 at York and was buried at York Minster. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27199; Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300, vi, 1-7
- Floruits
- 1095 × 1095
- Related Place
- York