Leofwin

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name =Leofwin


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Lichfield
Period = 1053–1070
Predecessor = Wulsy
Successor =Peter
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date of death =after 1070
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Leofwin (or Leofwine) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Appointed to the see by King Edward the Confessor of England, he was a monk before becoming a bishop.Knowles "The Monastic Order in England" p. 71 footnote 2] For a time, he was abbot of the abbey of Coventry as well as bishop, but he was no longer abbot at the time of the Norman Conquest of England.Knowles "The Monastic Order in England" p. 111 footnote 4] He may have owed his promotion to Lichfield to Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Leofric's family.Barlow "English Church 1000-1066" p. 109 footnote 3] He was consecrated in 1053, but he went overseas to be consecrated because of the irregular election of Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury.Powell "The House of Lords in the Middle Ages" p. 13 footnote 8] Around 1068, he was the reciepient of a writ from King William I of England, which shows that he had accommodated himself to the Conquest.Powell "The House of Lords in the Middle Ages" p. 14] He died in 1067, according to the "Handbook of British Chronology",Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 219] although most other historians, including Frank Barlow, says that he was deprived of his see in 1070 and died sometime after that.Barlow "The Feudal Kingdom of England 1042-1216" Fourth Edition p. 93] He was a married bishop,Huscroft "Ruling England 1042-1217" p. 45] and it appears that knowing that he was unlikely to be allowed to retain his bishopric because of his marital status, instead of attending the Council of London in 1070, he resigned his see and retired to Coventry Abbey.Powell "The House of Lords in the Middle Ages" p. 34] Douglas "William the Conqueror" p. 324] Williams "English and the Norman Conquest" p. 45 footnote 3] The new archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc, had already denounced Leofwin's marriage. Leofwin was a nephew of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.Knowles "The Monastic Order in England" p. 103] The see of Lichfield remained vacant until 1072, when a successor was appointed.

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* Douglas, David C. "William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England" Berkeley: University of California Press 1964
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* Huscroft, Richard "Ruling England 1042-1217" London: Pearson Longman 2005 ISBN 0-582-84882-2
* Knowles, Dom David "The Monastic Order in England: From the Times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council" Second Edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1976 reprint ISBN 0-521-05479-6
* Powell, J. Enoch and Keith Wallis "The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540" London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1968
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Leofwine
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Lichfield
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DATE OF DEATH=after 1070
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