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Wulfgar of Lichfield

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Wulfgar
Bishop of Lichfield
Appointedbetween 935 and 941
Term endedbetween 946 and 949
PredecessorÆlfwine
SuccessorCynesige
Personal details
Diedbetween 946 and 949

Wulfgar (died c. 947) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Wulfgar was consecrated between 935 and 941 and died between 946 and 949.[1] He is known to history from William of Malmesbury,[2] a number of royal charters, some land grants made by him and as witness in several assorted contractual documents from the 10th century.

Citations

  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 218
  2. ^ William of Malmesbury Gesta Pontificum Anglorum iv.172.2

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.
Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lichfield
c. 937–c. 947
Succeeded by