Brihtmær
Brihtmær | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lichfield | |
| Appointed | before 1026 |
| Term ended | 1039 |
| Predecessor | Leofgar |
| Successor | Wulfsige |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | before 1026 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1039 |
Brihtmær (or Brihtmar or Beorhtmaer or Brithmar; 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]
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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.
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