# Robert de Chesney

> Robert de Chesney was a medieval English Bishop of Lincoln. He was the brother of an important royal official, William de Chesney, and the uncle of Gilbert Foliot, successively Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Educated at Oxford or Paris, Chesney was Archdeacon of Leicester before he was elected bishop in December 1148.

*Bishop of Lincoln*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Died:** 1166
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Robert de Chesney was a medieval English Bishop of Lincoln. He was the brother of an important royal official, William de Chesney, and the uncle of Gilbert Foliot, successively Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Educated at Oxford or Paris, Chesney was Archdeacon of Leicester before he was elected bishop in December 1148.

## Fame
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- **Momentum:** 2.8

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