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Brihtmær

This article is about the Bishop of Lichfield. For the Bishop of Dorchester sometimes called Brihtmær (or similar), see Æthelric (Bishop of Dorchester).

Brihtmær
Bishop of Lichfield
Appointedbefore 1026
Term ended1039
PredecessorLeofgar
SuccessorWulfsige
Orders
Consecrationbefore 1026
Personal details
Died1039

Brihtmær[a] (died 1039) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Brihtmær was consecrated sometime before about 1026 and died in 1039.[1] He was appointed by Cnut the Great, king of England, and nothing is known of why he was chosen or of his background.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Or Brihtmar or Beorhtmaer or Brithmar

Citations

  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
  2. ^ Lawson Cnut p. 136

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Lawson, M. K. (2000). Cnut: England's Viking King. Stroud, UK: Tempus Publishing, Limited. ISBN 0-7524-2964-7.
Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lichfield
c. 1023–1039 		Succeeded by


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihtm%C3%A6r