Walter of Lorraine
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Denomination | Catholic |
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Senior posting | |
See | Diocese of Hereford |
Title | Bishop of Hereford |
Period in office | 1061–1079 |
Predecessor | Ealdred |
Successor | Robert de Losinga |
Personal | |
Date of death | 1079 |
Walter of Lorraine (or Walter of Lotharingia) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.
[edit] Life
He was a native of Lorraine and was chaplain to Queen Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor. He was appointed to the see of Hereford about Christmas of 1060.[1]
He was consecrated on April 15, 1061[2] by Pope Nicholas II at Rome. He swore loyalty to William the Conqueror at Berkhampsted after the Battle of Hastings.[1]
He died in 1079.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b British History Online Bishops of Hereford accessed on October 26, 2007
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 250
[edit] References
- British History Online Bishops of Hereford accessed on October 26, 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Religious titles | ||
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Preceded by Ealdred |
Bishop of Hereford 1061–1079 |
Succeeded by Robert de Losinga |
Persondata | |
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NAME | Walter of Lorraine |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walter of Lotharingia |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Hereford |
DATE OF BIRTH | |
PLACE OF BIRTH | |
DATE OF DEATH | 1079 |
PLACE OF DEATH |