Wulsy

Wulsy

__NOTOC__Infobox bishopbiog
name =Wulsy


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Lichfield
Period = 1039–1053
Predecessor = Brihtmar
Successor =Leofwin
ordination =
bishops =
post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =1053
place of death =

Wulsy (or Wulfsige) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

He was consecrated in 1039 and died in 1053.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 219] Little else is known about him or his background.Barlow "English Church 1000-1066" p. 76]

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External links

* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=15903 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Wulfsige]

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NAME=Wulsy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Wulfsige
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Lichfield
DATE OF BIRTH=
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DATE OF DEATH=October 1053
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