Willem II Berthout

William of Berthout († July 4, 1301 ) was from 1296 to 1301 Bishop of Utrecht.

Life

Wilhelm came from the noble family of Brabant Berthout, the Lords of Malines. His parents were Walter VII ( † after 1286), Lord of Mechelen and Mary of Auvergne, a daughter of William X, Count of Auvergne. Following the transfer of Bishop John II of Sierck to Toul, William was in 1296 elected by the clergy to the bishop of Utrecht and operated by the Pope. He tried to use to extend the high pin the turmoil after the death of Count Florens V. of Holland. He succeeded initially to occupy the castle of Muiden. The attempt to conquer the occupied West Friesland, Holland, failed and Wilhelm had to flee to Overijssel. The attempt to expand its influence over the aristocracy and the city of Utrecht failed. Under the leadership of the Utrecht Mayor John Lichtenberg and the Lord of Montfoort an uprising. William was captured and forced to explain his resignation. To this end, he traveled to Rome. Pope Boniface VIII refused to accept the resignation from and instructed the bishop of Münster, Wilhelm assist in the recovery of his diocese. The city of Utrecht refused his army a place in the city, after which he began to ravage the territory of the Lords of Amstel and Woerden. On July 4, 1301, it came on the Hoogewoerd between Utrecht and Montfoort to battle, fell in Wilhelm.