Gervase of Blois 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. 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 very young to be appointed abbot, but despite this probably attended the Second Lateran Council
Blois several regional destinations. The A10 motorway connects Blois with Paris, Orléans and Tours. Blois was the birthplace of: Blois is twinned with: Athos, the count of La Fère (from Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers") has a castle in Blois, in "Twenty Years After", and "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" (from the same author). Blois Blois () is a city and the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. Though of ancient origin, Blois is first distinctly mentioned by Gregory of Tours in the 6th century, and the city