Gautier le Cornu
Gautier le Cornu , or Cornut , († 1241 ) was an archbishop of Sens from 1221 until his death .
He was a son of Simon le Cornu and Isabelle Clément, a daughter of Robert III. Clement ( Clement du Mez ). His three brothers were Simon, who inherited his father, Aubry, who became Bishop of Chartres , and Gilles, who succeeded him as Archbishop of Sens. The family ruled over the castle Villeneuve-la-Cornue (now Salins ), located in the Brie region , and had close contact with the royal court on the mother's side, which helped Gautier and his brothers rise in the church hierarchy.
Gautier was initially a canon in Paris , a deacon of Notre-Dame and a confidante of King Philip II August . He was supported by the cathedral chapter in his successful election as Bishop of Paris in 1220 , but he was able to do this after an objection by Pope Honorius III. who favored the bishop of Auxerre , Guillaume de Seignelay, for it. This resetting was settled with the election of Gautier as Archbishop of Sens in the following year, which ultimately also made him the upper metropolitan of Paris.
As with Philip II, Gautier was also one of the closest advisors to King Louis VIII , Queen Blanka of Castile and King Louis IX. the saint . In 1234 he was a decisive mediator of the marriage of Louis IX. with Margaret of Provence , whom he and Jean de Nesle escorted from their homeland to Sens , where the wedding was also celebrated. Together with the king and the royal family, he received the crown of thorns in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque in 1239 and accompanied it to Paris. Gautier specifically described this event in the Historia susceptionis coronae spineae Iesu Christi, which he wrote . Around the year 1240 he began building the archbishop's palace on the south facade of the Saint-Étienne cathedral .
literature
- Jacques Le Goff : Ludwig the Holy (Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2000), ISBN 3-608-91834-5
Individual proof
- ^ In Historiae Francorum Scriptores (Volume V, Paris, 1649)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre de Corbeil |
Archbishop of Sens 1221–1241 |
Gilles le Cornu |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gautier le Cornu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cornut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Sens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1241 |