Robert Bloet | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lincoln | |
| Appointed | March 1093 |
| Term ended | 10 January 1123 |
| Predecessor | Remigius de Fécamp |
| Successor | Alexander |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | before 22 February 1094 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 10 January 1123 Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Lord Chancellor | |
| In office 1092–1093 | |
| Monarch | William II |
| Preceded by | Gerard |
| Succeeded by | William Giffard |
Robert Bloet (sometimes Robert Bloett;[1] died 1123) was Bishop of Lincoln 1093–1123 and Chancellor of England. Born into a noble Norman family, he became a royal clerk under King William I. Under William I's son and successor King William II, Bloet was first named chancellor then appointed to the See of Lincoln. Continuing to serve the king while bishop, Bloet remained a close royal councillor to William II's successor, King Henry I. He did much to embellish Lincoln Cathedral, and gave generously to his cathedral and other religious houses. He educated a number of noblemen, including illegitimate children of Henry I. He also was the patron of the medieval chronicler Henry of Huntingdon, and was an early patron of Gilbert of Sempringham, the founder of the Gilbertine monastic order.
- ^ Knowles Monastic Order p. 132