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Osmund (bishop of Salisbury)
1099Dec, 3

Osmund (bishop of Salisbury)

Saint Osmund (b. 1065)
Osmund (died 3 December 1099), Count of Sées, was a Norman noble and clergyman. Following the Norman conquest of England, he served as Lord Chancellor (c. 1070–1078) and as the second bishop of Salisbury, or Old Sarum.

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