Samson (bishop of Worcester)
[1] In the Domesday Book Samson is referred to as the chaplain and is recorded as holding St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton and considerable properties in southern Staffordshire, most of which he sublet to either the canons of St Peter's or to other clergy.[citation needed] David Bates, a biographer of William the Conqueror, suggests that William wished to put Samson forward for the bishopric of Le Mans following the death of Bishop Arnold on 29 November 1081.However the account by Orderic of this event says that Samson convinced William that another candidate, Hoel, was much worthier, based on his humble and pious nature.[3] Samson's daughter, Isabelle of Douvres was known for her liaison with Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester.It has been suggested that Samson may possibly have been the scribe who oversaw the compilation of Domesday Book[4] by the historian V. H.
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