Henry de Sully | |
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| Abbot of Fécamp | |
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| Other posts | Bishop-elect of Salisbury andArchbishop-elect of York |
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| Died | 1189 (1190) |
| Parents | William, Count of Sully Agnes of Sully |
Henry de Sully (died 1189) wasAbbot of Fécamp andBishop-designate of Salisbury andArchbishop-elect of York.
Henry was son ofWilliam, Count of Sully, the eldest brother ofStephen, King of England andHenry of Blois,Bishop of Winchester.[1] Henry's mother was William's wife,Agnes of Sully, who had been attached to the household ofAdela of Blois, William's mother. Although William was the eldest son of Adela and her husbandStephen, Count of Blois, he was passed over for the comital title and his younger brotherTheobald became Count of Champagne on their father's death.[2]
Henry became aCluniac monk, and was nominated in March 1140 by Henry of Blois to be Bishop of Salisbury, but the nomination was quashed.[3][4] As compensation, Henry of Blois then named Henry de Sully theabbot ofFécamp Abbey inNormandy.[1] Later in 1140, after his grandmother's death, Henry was nominated to become Archbishop of York,[5] but his election was again quashed this time by PopeInnocent II because Henry wished to hold both the abbacy of Fécamp along with the archbishopric.[6][7] Henry died at Fécamp in 1189.[3]
The seal of Henry de Sully, is oval, 70 mm, depicting a seated abbot seen from the front, holding his crosier in his right and left hands. It shows an open book, SIGILLUM ABBATIS SANCTE TRINITATIS FICANNI, (A 8704)
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| Preceded by | Bishop-designate of Salisbury 1140 (nomination rejected) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by ? | Abbot of Fécamp 1140–1189 | Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by | Archbishop-elect of York 1140 (election quashed) | Succeeded by |