Guillaume Méchin

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Guillaume Méchin, sometimes called Meschin, was a French churchman who died on 15 March 1328 in Avignon. In the 14th century he held several bishoprics: Pamplona (appointed in 1315), Troyes (as William I), and Dol in Brittany (from 1324).

Early in his career he was notary for the pope and an adviser to the king. He served as vicar general for Bishop Pierre de Ferrières of Lectoure, who lived in Naples. The pope, John XXII, made him a papal envoy and sent him to Sicily to help end the dispute between Robert of Anjou and Frederick II. He also helped the legate Gosselin in efforts to make peace between Philip V of France and the Flemings. A member of the royal council, Méchin spent much of his time in Avignon, the seat of the papacy. He died there in 1328.