About Guillaume aux Blanches Mains
Lived 1135 – 1202 (aged 66–67). Guillaume aux Blanches Mains was a French and Italian latin Catholic priest and latin Catholic bishop.
William of the White Hands interposing at the Treaty of Arras, concluded in 1191, between Baldwin V., Count of Hainault, and Matilda of Portugal, Widow of Philip, Count of Flanders. William of the White Hands (; 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.
William served as Bishop of Chartres in 1165, Archbishop of Sens (1169–1176), Archbishop of Reims (1175–1202), 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; 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 Liam O'Callaghan in the 1978 BBC TV drama series The Devil's Crown.
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Who was Guillaume aux Blanches Mains?
French cardinal (1135–1202)
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Guillaume aux Blanches Mains was born in 1135 in Brosse.
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Guillaume aux Blanches Mains died on 7 September 1202 in Laon.
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Guillaume aux Blanches Mains was a latin Catholic priest and latin Catholic bishop.
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Guillaume aux Blanches Mains was French and Italian.
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