Person

Walcher, Bishop of Durham

d. 1080 · 11th century · Also known as Walcher of Lorraine

Walcher was a cleric from Lorraine whom William the Conqueror made bishop of Durham in 1071 and earl of Northumbria in 1075, joining church and secular power in the north. He failed to control his officials, and after his retainers murdered the Northumbrian noble Ligulf, a crowd killed him at Gateshead in 1080.

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County Palatine of Durham

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