William was knighted in 1159, only two years prior to the death of his father. He and his brothers, Guy and Reynold, are considered to have been quite young at the time of William III's death; Guy was still mentioned as underage in 1164.[2] William IV resided in the chateaux of Nevers and of Clamecy (present day department of the Nièvre, Burgundy, France). The next nearest town to the east of Clamecy is Vezelay, which, in the early medieval period, was the marshalling point for the start of several crusades to the holy land.
Vézelay Abbey was often in conflict with the counts of Nevers. William IV had his provost Léthard force the monks to take flight and abandon the abbey. In 1166, Louis VII of France arranged a reconciliation between William IV and Guillaume de Mello, abbot of Vézelay. On 6 January 1167 (Epiphany), Louis VII attended the celebration over the reconciliation. In atonement for his supposed crimes against the church, William set out for the Crusader states.[3] In 1168, William of Tyre records the arrival of the Count of Nevers in Jerusalem. In the meantime, Amalric I was preparing for the invasion of Egypt. However, William died shortly afterwards,[4] and he was buried in Bethlehem. Later on, most of his knights participated in Amalric's campaign, and were probably responsible for the massacre of the population of Bilbeis.
Bishopric of Bethlehemedit
Before his death in 1168, he promised the bishop of Bethlehem that if Bethlehem should ever fall into Muslim hands, he would welcome him or his successors in Clamecy. After the capture of Bethlehem by Saladin in 1187, the bequest of the now deceased count was honoured and the bishop of Bethlehem duly took up residence in the Hospital of Panthenor, Clamecy, which remained the continuous in partibus infidelium seat of the Bishopric of Bethlehem for almost 600 years until the French Revolution in 1789.[5]
Referencesedit
^Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister:Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198, (Cornell University Press, 1987), 342.
^de Sivry, L: "Dictionnaire de Geographie Ecclesiastique", page 375., 1852 ed, from ecclesiastical record of letters between the Bishops of Bethlehem 'in partibus' to the bishops of Auxerre.
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Hugonis Pictavini Libro de Libertate Monasterii Vizeliacensis.
An image of a coin from Nevers, dating to his reign
page of "The Western Church in the Later Middle Ages" by Francis Oakley, mentioning William
william, count, nevers, william, 1130, acre, october, 1168, count, nevers, auxerre, tonnerre, from, 1161, until, death, contents, family, crusades, bishopric, bethlehem, referencesfamily, editwilliam, william, count, nevers, sponheim, older, brother, successor. William IV c 1130 Acre 24 October 1168 was count of Nevers Auxerre and Tonnerre from 1161 until his death Contents 1 Family 2 Crusades 3 Bishopric of Bethlehem 4 ReferencesFamily editWilliam was a son of William III Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim and the older brother of his successor Guy Count of Nevers 1 In 1164 William married Eleanor of Vermandois Their marriage was childless Crusades editWilliam was knighted in 1159 only two years prior to the death of his father He and his brothers Guy and Reynold are considered to have been quite young at the time of William III s death Guy was still mentioned as underage in 1164 2 William IV resided in the chateaux of Nevers and of Clamecy present day department of the Nievre Burgundy France The next nearest town to the east of Clamecy is Vezelay which in the early medieval period was the marshalling point for the start of several crusades to the holy land Vezelay Abbey was often in conflict with the counts of Nevers William IV had his provost Lethard force the monks to take flight and abandon the abbey In 1166 Louis VII of France arranged a reconciliation between William IV and Guillaume de Mello abbot of Vezelay On 6 January 1167 Epiphany Louis VII attended the celebration over the reconciliation In atonement for his supposed crimes against the church William set out for the Crusader states 3 In 1168 William of Tyre records the arrival of the Count of Nevers in Jerusalem In the meantime Amalric I was preparing for the invasion of Egypt However William died shortly afterwards 4 and he was buried in Bethlehem Later on most of his knights participated in Amalric s campaign and were probably responsible for the massacre of the population of Bilbeis Bishopric of Bethlehem editBefore his death in 1168 he promised the bishop of Bethlehem that if Bethlehem should ever fall into Muslim hands he would welcome him or his successors in Clamecy After the capture of Bethlehem by Saladin in 1187 the bequest of the now deceased count was honoured and the bishop of Bethlehem duly took up residence in the Hospital of Panthenor Clamecy which remained the continuous in partibus infidelium seat of the Bishopric of Bethlehem for almost 600 years until the French Revolution in 1789 5 References edit Constance Brittain Bouchard Sword Miter and Cloister Nobility and the Church in Burgundy 980 1198 Cornell University Press 1987 342 Francis Christopher Oakley The Western Church in the Later Middle Ages 1979 page 348 Catholic Encyclopedia 1912 Volume XIII Article Sens by Georges Goyau Willelmi Tyrensis Archiepiscopi Chronicon ed R B C Huygens Brepols Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Medievalis 63A 1986 XX III pp 915 de Sivry L Dictionnaire de Geographie Ecclesiastique page 375 1852 ed from ecclesiastical record of letters between the Bishops of Bethlehem in partibus to the bishops of Auxerre Sources Hugonis Pictavini Libro de Libertate Monasterii Vizeliacensis An image of a coin from Nevers dating to his reign page of The Western Church in the Later Middle Ages by Francis Oakley mentioning William French nobility Preceded byWilliam III Count of Nevers and Auxerre1161 1168 Succeeded byGuy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William IV Count of Nevers amp oldid 1198193745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
