Brihtmar

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name =Brihtmar


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Lichfield
Period = c1023–1039
Predecessor = Leofgar
Successor =Wulsy
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date of death =1039
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Brihtmar (or Beorhtmaer or Brithmar) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

He was consecrated sometime before about 1026 and died in 1039.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 219] He was appointed by Canute the Great, king of England, and nothing is known of why he was chosen or of his background.Lawson "Cnut: England's Viking King" p. 136]

Notes

References

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* Lawson, M. K. "Cnut: England's Viking King" Stroud: Tempus 2004 ISBN 0-7524-2964-7

External links

* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=11916 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Beorhtmær]

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NAME=Brihtmar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Beorhtmaer; Brithmar
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Lichfield
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DATE OF DEATH=1039
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