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Robert, Bishop of Chester

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Robert, Bishop of Chester, Domesday tenant-in-chief

Dates: Bishop of Chester in 1086; exact episcopal dates not required for this entry

Biography

Robert was the bishop named as tenant-in-chief for Edboldestone in the 1086 Domesday material.

Notes / Sources

The Domesday description records subtenants holding from the bishop; it does not provide a later descent of the manor.

Research sources:
- The Domesday Book Online, Staffordshire A-C, entry for Adbaston/Edboldestone; corroborated by the Domesday holding summary for the Bishop of Chester. — https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/staffordshire1.html

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