William of the White Hands

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William of the White Hands
Petrus Comestor (d. c. 1178) presents his Historia scholastica to Archbishop William of the White Hands.
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Sens
Diocese	Chartres
Personal details
Born	1135 Brosse
Died	7 September 1202

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

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 Liam O'Callaghan in the 1978 BBC TV drama series The Devil's Crown.

References

Cline, Ruth Harwood (2007). "Abbot Hugh: An Overlooked Brother of Henry I, Count of Champagne". The Catholic Historical Review. 93 (3 (July)). Catholic University of America Press: 501–516. doi:10.1353/cat.2007.0240. S2CID 159951701.
Crosby, E. (2013). The King's Bishops The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066-1216. Palgrave Macmillan.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Henry of France	Archbishop of Reims 1176–1202	Succeeded by Guy Paré

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