Guillaume de Joinville

Guillaume de Joinville († November 6, 1226 ) was an archbishop of Reims since 1219 .

The coronation ceremony of Louis VIII and Blanche, who puts the crown on Joinville's head. Also present is John of Brienne, King of Jerusalem. Depiction from the Grandes chroniques de France , 15th century.

Guillaume came from the family of the Lords of Joinville from Champagne . He was a younger son of Lord Gottfried IV († 1190). His nephew Jean de Joinville († 1317) was the biographer of King Louis IX. of the saint .

In 1191 Guillaume was archdeacon of Châlons-en-Champagne , in 1210 he was elected Bishop of Langres and thus became a peer of France . In 1212 he was the candidate of King Philip II of France for the bishopric of Metz , but was defeated in the election to Conrad III. from Scharfenberg . In 1219 he was elected Archbishop of Reims . On August 6, 1223, he crowned and anointed King Louis VIII and Queen Blanche .

Guillaume died on November 6th, 1226, two days before King Louis VIII. As at the coronation of Louis IX. on November 29, 1226 the bishopric of Reims was still vacant, the consecration had to be carried out by the bishop of Soissons .

literature

• Jules Simonnet: Essai sur l'histoire de la généalogie des sires de Joinville (1008-1386) accompagné de chartes . F. Dangien, Langres 1875, pp. 73-74 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

predecessor	Office	successor
Robert de Châtillon	Bishop of Langres 1210-1220	Hugues de Montréal
Alberic de Humbert	Archbishop of Reims 1219–1226	Henri de Dreux