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His father was Amon de Château-du-Loir., his mother Hildeburge de Bellême, daughter of Yves de Bellêmedical
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Gervais Chateau-du-Loir
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He was Bishop of Le Mans from 1036, and Archbishop of Reims from 1055. He was a strong supporter of the family of Blois, and opposed to the Angevins, at one point he had to seek refuge at the court of William, Duke of Normandy. Henry I appointed him Archbishop of Reims in 1055.
As Archbishop, he crowned Philip I of France in 1059.
Philip"s father Henry I of France was then alive, but died in 1060. Gervais was then regent, with Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, until 1066.
Gervais died in 1067 and was buried in Reims Cathedral.
