William of Corbeil

English archbishop
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Also known as: William of Corbail, William of Corbeuil
Quick Facts
Corbeil also spelled:
Corbail, or Corbeuil
Born:
c. 1060, –80, probably Corbeil, Fr.
Died:
Nov. 21, 1136, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.

William of Corbeil (born c. 1060, –80, probably Corbeil, Fr.—died Nov. 21, 1136, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.) was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1123 to 1136. Educated at Laon, he entered the order of St. Augustine at the house of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate, London, and became prior of the Augustinian foundation at St. Osyth in Essex. After a long conflict with Thurstan, archbishop of York, he was consecrated archbishop of Canterbury. Three years later, after a dispute with the papal legate Cardinal John of Crema, William was appointed legate in England and Scotland, an important precedent in the history of ...(100 of 123 words)