Gervase of Blois [SEP] father
Gervase of Blois
Gervase of Blois was the Abbot of Westminster in England between 1138 and around 1157. Historically, Gervase has a bad reputation for mismanaging the abbey, although modern historians have re-evaluated his performance as abbot.
Biography.
Gervase of Blois was the illegitimate son of King Stephen and his mistress, Damette. His father ensured that he was appointed as the Abbot of Westminster Abbey in the second half of 1138; the abbey would have hoped to receive additional royal funding as a result. Gervase was
- Sir Gervase Ralph Edmund Blois, 10th Baronet (1901–1968)
- Sir Charles Nicholas Gervase Blois, 11th Baronet (born 1939)
The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Andrew Charles David Blois (born 1971), only son of the 11th Baronet.