⛪ Nicholas, Abbot of Saint-Ouen — Normandy Holdings (1066)
Nicholas (fl. 1066–1086), Abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Rouen. The search results contain no specific information on his Norman landholdings, only his English estates recorded in Domesday Book.
⚠️ CRITICAL NOTE — NO NORMANDY DATA IN SEARCH RESULTS
The provided search results contain zero information on Abbot Nicholas's lands in Normandy. All references concern:
- His English estates, held as Tenant-in-Chief in Essex (West Mersea and lands in Winstree hundred).1
- His tenure as Abbot of Saint-Ouen, Rouen.2
His continental patrimony — the abbey's estates, temporalities of Saint-Ouen, and Norman landholdings — are entirely absent from the search results.
️ 1. Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Rouen — ecclesiastical office
Abbaye Saint-Ouen de Rouen
- Abbot: Nicholas was Abbot of Saint-Ouen, one of the great Benedictine abbeys of Rouen, the ducal capital of Normandy.2
- Temporalities: As abbot, he held the extensive landed endowment of Saint-Ouen in Normandy. These estates are not itemised in the search results.3
REFERENCES
1. PASE Domesday, Nicholas 5 (Abbot of Rouen Saint-Ouen), Essex 17,1-2.
2. Domesday Book, vol. II, fol. 17b.
3. Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. Domesday People (1999), p. 326.
⏺️ FOOTNOTES: The search results provide no specific Normandy holdings for Abbot Nicholas. His English estates (West Mersea, Essex) are deliberately excluded. The temporalities of Saint-Ouen in Normandy are not disaggregated.
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