William de Wickwane
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| William de Wickwane | |
| Archbishop of York | |
| Enthroned | December 25, 1279 |
|---|---|
| Ended | August 27, 1285 |
| Predecessor | Walter Giffard |
| Successor | John le Romeyn |
| Consecration | September 17, 1279 |
| Birth name | William de Wickwane |
| Died | August 27, 1285 Pontigny Abbey Burgundy |
| Buried | Pontigny Abbey |
William Wickwane was Archbishop of York, between the years 1279 and 1285.
[edit] Life
His background is unknown, as is his place of education, but he was referred to as magister so he probably attended a university.[1] He was prebendary of North Newald in Yorkshire by 1265 and also held the prebend of Ripon.[2] He was elected archbishop of York on June 22, 1279, and consecrated on September 17, 1279[3] by Pope Nicholas III at Viterbo.[4] On his return to England, he had his primatial cross carried in front of him through the see of Canterbury, thus reviving a centuries old controversy between York and Canterbury. He was enthroned at York Minster on Christmas Day 1279. The matter of the cross made William an enemy in the person of Archbishop John Peckham of Canterbury.[1]
While archbishop, in 1281 he tried make an archiepiscopal visitation of the cathedral chapter of Durham, but was forcibly prevented by the cathedral chapter, after which Wickwane excommunicated the chapter and Robert of Holy Island, the bishop of Durham, and placed the entire diocese of Durham under interdict. The chapter and bishop appealed to Rome, and the case dragged on for six years before eventually being settled by a compromise.[5] He also wrote to Bogo de Clare while the later was still a canon of York Minster, taking Bogo to task for the state of the vestments and other liturgical items in the cathedral.[6] Wickwane also attempted to keep clergy who kept concubines from performing clerical functions in the diocese of York.[7]
He died on August 26 or August 27, 1285[3] at Pontigny Abbey in Burgundy[4] while on his way to the papal curia to plead his case against the monks of Durham. He was buried at the Cistercian abbey there in Pontigny.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Dobson "Wickwane, William de (d. 1285)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 12, 2007
- ^ British History Online Chancellors of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 282
- ^ a b British History Online Archbishops of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- ^ Lawrence "The Thirteenth Century" in Lawrence (ed.) The English Church & the Papacy in the Middle Ages p. 143-144
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century p. 202
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century p. 235
[edit] References
- British History Online Archbishops of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- British History Online Chancellors of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- Dobson, R. B. "Wickwane, William de (d. 1285)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 12, 2007
- Lawrence, C. H. "The Thirteenth Century" in Lawrence, C. H. ed. The English Church and the Papacy in the Middle Ages Stroud:Sutton Publishing reprint 1999 ISBN 0-7509-1947-7
- Moorman, John R. H. Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century Revised Edition Cambridge:Cambridge University Press 1955
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter Giffard |
Archbishop of York 1279–1285 |
Succeeded by John le Romeyn |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wickwane, William de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | William Wickwane |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of York |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1285 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Pontigny |
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