William of Corbeil

William of Corbeil (born c. 1060, –80, probably Corbeil, Fr.—died Nov. 21, 1136, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.) was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1123 to 1136. Educated at Laon, he entered the order of St. Augustine at the house of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate, London, and became prior of the Augustinian foundation at St. Osyth in Essex. After a long conflict with Thurstan, archbishop of York, he was consecrated archbishop of Canterbury. Three years later, after...