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Geoffrey de
Montbray (died 1093), also
known as Montbrai,
Mowbray or
Geoffrey of Coutances, was a
Norman nobleman,
secular prelate,
warrior and administrator...
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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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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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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...
- Robert, 1st Earl of
Gloucester (builder of
Bristol Castle) and
Geoffrey de
Montbray (who
built the city's walls) from Bristol's Newgate. The
rebuilding of...
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terminology has
expanded into the
secular sphere; for example, "Geoffrey de
Montbray (d.1093),
Bishop of Coutances, a right-hand man of
William the Conqueror...
- Les Moitiers-d'Allonne
Montabot Montaigu-la-Brisette Montaigu-les-Bois
Montbray Montcuit Montebourg Montfarville Monthuchon Montjoie-Saint-Martin Montmartin-sur-Mer...
