ABBEY MONT SAINT-MICHEL

From 966 to 1789 , 51 abbots have succeeded at the head of the abbey of Mont Saint -Michel . Some left bad memories , on the other instead brought new life to the abbey.

Aubert , founder of Mont Saint -Michel : 708 or 709 - 725 .

Phinimontius : middle of the ninth century .

Maynard 1 : First abbot of the Benedictine abbey : 965 or 966-991 .

Maynard II: 991-1009 .

Hildeberg 1 : 1009 - ? In 1017 .

For the next three abbots, dates are not certain .

Hildeberg II: 1017 - ? 1023.

Almod or Aumode : 1023 - ? In 1032 .

Theodoric : 1032 - ? In 1033 .

Suppo : 1033-1048 .

Raoul de Beaumont 1 : 1048-1058 .

Renouf or Ranulphe : 1060-1084 .

Roger 1 : From 1085 to 1106 .

Roger II: 1106 - ? 1122.

1 Richard de Mere : 1123-1131 .

Bernard du Bec : 1131-1149 .

Geoffroy 1 : 1149-1150 .

For four years, the Pope, the Duke of Normandy and the monks of Mont Saint -Michel were unable to mettrent agree to appoint a priest. The following two abbots certainly never ruled on the abbey.

Richard II of the Flies ? 1152 - 1154.

Robert Hardy: 1152 - ? 1154.

Robert Thorigny : 1154-1186 .

Martin Furmendi : 1187-1191 .

Jordan : 1191-1212 .

For the three abbots following dates are not certain .

Raoul II of the Isles : 1212 - 1218 or 1222 or 1229 ? ? .

Thomas Chambers : 1218 or 1222 or 1229 - 1225 or 1229 ? ? ? .

Raoul III of Villedieu 1225 or 1229 to 1237 ? .

Richard II Turstin : 1237-1264 .

Nicolas Alexander 1264-1271 .

Nicolas II Famigot : 1271-1279 .

Father next reigned only a short time on the abbey.

Renouf II Thorigny: 1280-1280 .

John 1 The Fae or Lefaye : 1280-1298 .

1 William Castle : 1299-1314 .

Jean II de la Porte : 1314-1334 .

Nicolas III Glazier : 1334-1362 .

Geoffroy II Servon : 1362-1386 .

Pierre Le Roy 1386-1411 .

Robert Jolivet II : 1411-1444 .

Jean Gonault , abbot Acting : 1420 - 1444 ? .

Guillaume II Estouteville : 1444-1483 .

André Laure : 1483-1499 .

William III of Lamps : 1499-1510 .

Guérin Laure : 1510-1513 .

John III of Lamps : 1513-1523 .

John Huntsman IV : 1524-1543 .

Jacques Annebault : 1543-1558 .

François Roux 1 : 1558-1570 .

Arthur de Cosse : 1570-1587 .

François II de Joyeuse : 1588-1615 .

Henri de Lorraine : 1615-1641 .

Jacques de Souvré : 1643-1670 .

Etienne Texier Hautefeuille : 1670-1703 .

Jean -Frédéric Karq of Bebambourg : 1703-1719 .

Charles- Maurice de Broglie 1721-1766 .

Etienne- Charles de Brienne Loménie : 1766-1769 .

Louis- Joseph de Montmorency -Laval : 1788 - 1789