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It was 1103 and things were a mess. And…when are they not? But a major reason for this mess was (oddly) William of Breteuil.
Now, as you might recall, William of Breteuil was the firstborn son of the Conqueror’s close friendWilliam fitz Osbern… and, thanks to this proximity to power, he was one of the most wealthy and powerful magnates in Normandy.