Guillaume, le Breton, approximately 1165-approximately 1226
Chaplain and historiographer of King Philip Augustus of France. He was born between 1159 and 1169 in Brittany, and died in 1226. Often confused with the exegete Guilelmus Brito, who died in 1275.
- HMML ID
- 637261308869
- PURL
- LC name
- Guillaume, le Breton, approximately 1165-approximately 1226
- HMML name
- Guillaume, le Breton, approximately 1165-approximately 1226
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Brito, William
- Brito-Armoricus
- Briton, Guilelmus
- Guilelmus, Aremoricus
- Guilelmus, Armoricus
- Guilelmus, Brito
- Guilelmus, Britonis
- Guilelmus, Britonus Aremoricus
- Guillaume, Chroniqueur
- Pseudo-Adamus, de Sancto Victore
Name elements
- Given names
- Guillaume
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1165~
- Death date
- 1226~
- Centuries
- 12th century CE ● 13th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Associated countries
- Associated places
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Affiliations
- Student at
General notes
- Description
- William the Breton; historian, place of birth
- Citations
- "William the Breton," Wikipedia, accessed 13 December 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Breton.
- Description
- Guilelmus, Brito; approximate birth and death years, born in France
- Citations
- "Guilelmus, Brito ," CERL Thesaurus, accessed 13 December 2022, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01357147.
Preferred citation
"Guillaume, le Breton, approximately 1165-approximately 1226." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 13, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/637261308869
Change notes
- Date added
- 2022-12-13
- Last edited
- 2022-12-13