However, it was his knowledge in canon law as both a lawyer and a clerical operate that most likely won him in 1090 the position as successor of the previous Bishop of Chartres (who either had been removed from his position or had left it after a simony scandal).
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There are some discrepancies over who was Ivo's predecessor and successor; this is because different sources suggest that it was Geoffrey of Chartres for both positions, only that Urban II recommended Ivo in this position due to his knowledge of canon law.
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Ivo of Chartres was born to a non-noble family based in or nearby Chartres around the year 1040.
Chartres | Ivo Karlović | Ivo Andrić | Ivo Watts-Russell | Chartres Cathedral | Ivo Banac | Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres | Ivo Puhonny | Ivo Perišin | Ivo Josipović | Ivo Bligh | Chartres-de-Bretagne | Ivo Vinco | Duke of Chartres | Thierry of Chartres | Ivo Vojnović | Ivo Perović | Ivo of Kermartin | Ivo Niehe | Ivo Linna | Ivo Heuberger | Ivo Babuška | Tommy Ivo | Sandro Ivo Bartoli | Mademoiselle de Chartres (disambiguation) | Mademoiselle de Chartres | Ivo Urbančič | Ivo Stourton | Ivo Siromahov | Ivo Sanader |