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William Warelwast (died 1137) was a medieval Norman cleric and Bishop of Exeter in England. Warelwast was a native of Normandy, but little is known about his background before 1087, when he appears as a royal clerk for King William II of England. Most of his royal service to William was as a diplomatic envoy, as he was heavily involved in the king's dispute with Anselm, the Archbishop of Canterbury, which was the beginning of the Investiture Controversy in England. He went several times to Rome as an emissary to the papacy on business related to Anselm, one of whose supporters, the medieval chronicler Eadmer, alleged that Warelwast bribed the pope and the papal officials to secure favourable outcomes for King William. Possibly present at King William's death in a hunting accident, Warelwast served as a diplomat to the king's successor, Henry I. After the resolution of the Investiture Controversy Warelwast was rewarded with the bishopric of Exeter in Devon, but he continued to serve Henry as a diplomat and royal judge. He began the construction of a new cathedral at Exeter, and he probably divided the diocese into archdeaconries. Warelwast went blind after 1120, and following his death in 1137 was succeeded by his nephew, Robert Warelwast. (Full article...) Recently featured: Abuwtiyuw – Banksia ilicifolia – Carlson's patrol Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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November 9: Inventors' Day in Austria, Germany and Switzerland; Independence Day in Cambodia (1953); Muhammad Iqbal's Day in Pakistan 1330 – The Battle of Posada between Basarab I of Wallachia and Charles I Robert of Hungary began near the present-day border of Oltenia and Severin, Romania. 1888 – Mary Jane Kelly was murdered in London, widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper. 1914 – First World War: In the Cocos Islands, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney sank SMS Emden, the last active Central Powers warship in the Indian or Pacific Ocean. 1967 – French comic book heroes Valérian and Laureline first appeared in the pages of Pilote magazine. 2005 – The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express mission (artist's impression pictured), the first long-term observation of the Venusian atmosphere. More anniversaries: November 8 – November 9 – November 10 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now November 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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