RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Henry of Blois

1096 - 1171

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Henry of Blois (c. 1096 – 8 August 1171), often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death. He was the son of Stephen II, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy, a younger brother of Stephen, King of England, and a grandson of William the Conqueror. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry of Blois has received more than 184,579 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry of Blois is the 2,683rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,404th in 2019), the 4,513th most popular biography from France (down from 4,173rd in 2019) and the 215th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Henry of Blois ranks 2,683 out of 3,187Before him are Stephen Chow, Oliver Plunkett, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, Abundius, Richard of Chichester, and John Mark. After him are Matthew Parker, Mario Grech, Ninian, George Preca, Orani João Tempesta, and Anthimus VI of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1096, Henry of Blois ranks 9Before him are Canute Lavard, Al-Muqtafi, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Eremburga of Maine, and Theodora Komnene.  Among people deceased in 1171, Henry of Blois ranks 7Before him are Yesugei, Al-Adid, Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, Philip of Milly, Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, and Vladimir III of Kiev. After him is Diarmait Mac Murchada.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henry of Blois ranks 4,513 out of 6,770Before him are Herman Georges Berger (1875), Jean Aicard (1848), Yannick Dalmas (1961), Louis-Gustave Binger (1856), Charles Collignon (1877), and Simon Abkarian (1962). After him are Marouane Chamakh (1984), Mikaël Silvestre (1977), Roger Vercel (1894), Jacques-Louis Lions (1928), Francis Girod (1944), and Arlette Laguiller (1940).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Henry of Blois ranks 215Before him are Eric of Friuli (800), François Marty (1904), Jean-Louis Bruguès (1943), William de Longchamp (1101), Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769), and Jean de Sponde (1557). After him are Jean Marcel Honoré (1920), Louis-Marie Billé (1938), Arnulf of Chocques (null), Jean Hardouin (1646), Léon-Étienne Duval (1903), and Albert Decourtray (1923).