William, Archbishop of Mainz

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William, Archbishop of Mainz, was an illegitimate son of Emperor Otto I who became a powerful 10th-century German churchman and imperial advisor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop
archbishop
illegitimate royal child
imperial advisor
medieval German noble
alsoKnownAs William, Archbishop of Mainz
surface form: Archbishop William of Mainz

William, Archbishop of Mainz
surface form: William of Mainz
appointedBy Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
centuryOfActivity 10th century
clergyStatus secular clergy
countryOfCitizenship East Francia
Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 968
deathPlace Mainz
father Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName William
illegitimateChildOf Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
jurisdiction Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz
surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Mainz
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old High German
nobleFamily Ottonian dynasty
surface form: Liudolfing dynasty
notableFor influence in imperial church politics
service as chief ecclesiastical advisor to Otto I
occupation clergyman
statesman
officeEnd 968
officeStart 954
participatedIn governance of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto I
partOf Imperial Church system
surface form: Imperial Church System of the Holy Roman Empire
placeOfBurial Mainz Cathedral
positionHeld Archbishop of Mainz
Archchancellor of Germany
predecessor Frederick, Archbishop of Mainz
rank primate of Germany
relative Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
residence Mainz
roleIn imperial administration of Otto I
see Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz
surface form: Archdiocese of Mainz
successor Hatto I of Mainz
typeOfJurisdiction metropolitan see

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Subject: William, Archbishop of Mainz
Description of subject: William, Archbishop of Mainz, was an illegitimate son of Emperor Otto I who became a powerful 10th-century German churchman and imperial advisor.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor child William, Archbishop of Mainz
William, Archbishop of Mainz alsoKnownAs William, Archbishop of Mainz
this entity surface form: William of Mainz
William, Archbishop of Mainz alsoKnownAs William, Archbishop of Mainz
this entity surface form: Archbishop William of Mainz
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia sibling William, Archbishop of Mainz
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor regent William, Archbishop of Mainz
this entity surface form: Archbishop Willigis of Mainz