He was born in
Allassac in the from an illustrious family of
Limousin, being a relative of
Guillaume de Chanac. He studied
law before becoming a functionary of
Guillaume de Baufet, bishop of
Paris. He was then nominated
archdeacon of
Notre-Dame and bishop on the 18th of August 1332. In the same year, the
canons of Paris were declared independent from the
bishop's authority. On the 20th of September 1342 he met
Clement VI in
Avignon and asked to be relieved of the episcopal see, to which he recommended his nephew,
Foulques de Chanac. Clement satisfied his request and made him
latin patriarch of Alexandria, a merely
titular see. Guillaume died the 5th of May 1348. == References ==