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William was the bishop of Acre in the Kingdom of Jerusalem from c. 1164 until his murder in 1172.

William came from Lombardy. With the support of his cathedral chapter, he gave a prebend to William of Tyre, who had returned to the kingdom after studying civil law at the University of Bologna. Historians Peter Edbury and John Rowe suggest that Bishop William, as a Lombard, was eager to recruit a Bologna graduate.

William accompanied King Amalric on the royal visit to Constantinople in 1171. The king sent him on a diplomatic mission to Italy, during which the bishop was murdered by a mentally ill member of his household.

William of Tyre, the chief chronicler of the crusader states, describes Bishop William as "prudent and discerning" as well as "wise and endowed with eloquence".

References

  1. Edbury & Rowe 1990, p. 15.
  2. Hamilton 1980, p. 133.
  3. Edbury & Rowe 1990, p. 94.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byFrederick Bishop of Acre
c. 1164–1172
Succeeded byJoscius
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