Willigis
Sign in to saveWilligis (; ; 940 – 23 February 1011 AD) was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.
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- Willigis
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- February 23, 1011
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- February 23
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- Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
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- Saint Willigis and Provost Hartmann, 12th century depiction, Russian State Library
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- Schöningen, Saxony
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- Mainz, Rhenish Franconia
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- Archbishop
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Willigis (; ; 940 – 23 February 1011 AD) was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.
==Life== Willigus was born in the Duchy of Saxony, possibly at Schöningen, the son of a free peasant. The able and intelligent young man received a good education, and was recommended by Bishop Volkold of Meissen to the service of Emperor Otto the Great. About 971, Willigis was appointed chancellor, an office formerly held by the emperor's brother Archbishop Bruno of Cologne. Until 973 he served Otto throughout the last years of his reign and at the height of his power.