Waldric
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Waldric (aka Gaudry, died 1112) was the eighth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1103 to 1107. He was also Bishop of Laon from 1106 to 1112. He had been a royal chaplain as early as 3 September 1101.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Laon
- Occupation
- judge
- Position held
- Lord Chancellor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Murder of bishop Gaudry of Laon in Laon, 1112 (engraving).png
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- date of death
- 1112-04-25
- date of birth
- 1050-00-00
- Commons category
- Waldric (bishop)
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Waldric (aka Gaudry, died 1112) was the eighth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1103 to 1107. He was also Bishop of Laon from 1106 to 1112. He had been a royal chaplain as early as 3 September 1101.
At the battle of Tinchebray (1106), Orderic Vitalis states, Waldric capellanus regis captured Robert Curthose, Henry I of England's brother and leader of the opposing forces as Duke of Normandy.
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