William of the White Hands

Petrus Comestor (d. c. 1178) presents his Historia scholastica to Archbishop William of the White Hands. From a Bible Historiale of 1370–80, which mixed sections of the Historia with sections of the Vulgate Bible

William of the White Hands (French: Guillaume aux Blanches Mains; 1135–1202), also called William White Hands, was a French cardinal.

William was born in Brosse, Île-de-France, France. He was a son of Theobald the Great, Count of Blois and Count of Champagne, and Matilda of Carinthia.^[1]

William served as Bishop of Chartres in 1165,^[2] Archbishop of Sens (1169–1176),^[3] Archbishop of Reims (1175–1202),^[3] and the first Peer of France to bear that title. He anointed his nephew, Philip II of France, as co-king on 1 November 1179 in Rheims. Pope Alexander III created him Cardinal Priest of Santa Sabina in March 1179;^[4] as such, he signed the papal bulls between 8 April 1179 and 23 December 1201. He died on 7 September 1202.

William was portrayed by actor in the 1978 BBC TV drama series The Devil's Crown.

References[]

^ Cline 2007, p. 501-502.
^ Cline 2007, p. 501.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cline 2007, p. 502.
^ Crosby 2013, p. 162.

Sources[]

Cline, Ruth Harwood (2007). "Abbot Hugh: An Overlooked Brother of Henry I, Count of Champagne". The Catholic Historical Review. Catholic University of America Press. Vol. 93, No. 3 (July). |volume= has extra text (help)
Crosby, E. (2013). The King's Bishops The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066-1216. Palgrave Macmillan.