William de Beaufeu
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Denomination | Catholic |
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See | Diocese of Thetford |
Title | Bishop of Thetford |
Period in office | 1085–1091 |
Predecessor | Herfast |
Successor | Herbert de Losinga |
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Date of death | 1091 |
William de Beaufeu (sometimes William de Beaufai or William of Belfou) was a medieval Bishop of Thetford.
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[edit] Life
He was a royal clerk before he was nominated to the see of Thetford[1] on December 25, 1085 and consecrated in 1086. He died in 1091.[2] He probably was related to Richard de Beaufou Bishop of Avranches from 1134 to 1142.[3]
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- ^ British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 223
- ^ Spear "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy" Journal of British Studies p. 5
- British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
- Spear, David S. "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy, 1066-1204" The Journal of British Studies Volume XXI Number 2 Spring 1982 p. 1-10
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Preceded by Herfast |
Bishop of Thetford 1085–1091 |
Succeeded by Herbert de Losinga |
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NAME | Beaufeu, William de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | William de Beaufai; William of Belfou |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Thetford |
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DATE OF DEATH | 1091 |
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