Guillaume de Champvent

Guillaume de Champvent ( 13th century ; † March 21, 1301 ) was Bishop of Lausanne from 1274 until his death .

Life

Guillaume came from the Lords of Champvent , a noble family south-west of Lake Neuchâtel . He was the son of Henri, Lord von Champvent, his younger brother Othon de Champvent became Bishop of Lausanne in 1309. His older brother Pierre , like her cousin Otton de Grandson, made a career at the English court. Guillaume is documented as a member of the cathedral chapter of Lausanne from 1239 . He followed Peter of Savoy to England in 1240 and was a diplomat for King Henry III. active. After he was elected Bishop of Lausanne in 1273, his policy pursued the strengthening of the rights of the Lausanne Church, which put him in opposition to Savoy and the citizens of Lausanne . He supported Rudolf von Habsburg in his campaigns against Savoy (1281–83) and Bern (1288/89). He ended the alliance between the Counts of Savoy and the city of Lausanne and crushed the communal movement. Due to riots he had to stay away from the city between 1282 and 1285. When the diocese were attacked by Louis of Savoy , Lord of Vaud in 1297 , he defeated Louis with the help of his brother Amadeus V and the Vaud nobility. Guillaume's policies helped secure the existence of the small prince-bishopric. During his tenure, Notre-Dame Cathedral was opened in 1275 in the presence of Pope Gregory XI. and consecrated to Rudolf von Habsburg.

literature

• Jean-Daniel Morerod: Champvent, Guillaume de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

predecessor	Office	successor
Jean I. de Cossonay	Bishop of Lausanne 1273–1301	Gerhard III. from Wippingen