Guy of Avesnes
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John I of Avesnes | |
| Mother | Adelaide of Holland |
Guy van Avennes (also spelt as Guy van Avesnes; Dutch Gwijde van Avesnes) (c. 1253 – 23 May 1317, Utrecht) was Bishop of Utrecht from 1301 to 1317.
Family
He was descended from an important
John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland
.
Life
It was John II who ensured Guy's appointment as bishop of Utrecht in 1301, instead of
the Sticht. Guy was then captured at the Battle of Duiveland
on 20 March 1304. In Guy's absence, the Fresingen seized power in Utrecht with the support of the guilds, whose privileges they fixed in the "Gildenbrief" of 9 May 1304. On 14 September 1305, the guilds' regime had to capitulate to bishop Guy (who had been released), but from then on the city retained a high degree of autonomy. However, it took until 1309 before the king fully recognised the bishop as Utrecht's secular lord.
In 1311, Guy took his place at the first
Utrecht Cathedral
and his tomb, damaged during the iconoclasm in the 16th century, still survives.
Guy had two daughters, Aleid (who married Otto van Asperen van Heuckelom) and Maria (who married Arnold, Lord of IJsselstein).
Bibliography
- (in Dutch) G.C. van Nieuwenhuizen: Gwijde van Avesnes, Bisschop van Utrecht 1301-1317; scriptie RUU (1976)
- (in Dutch) G. van der Zee: Vaderlandsche Kerkgeschiedenis; Kampen (1936)
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