Brihtmær
Brihtmær | |
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Bishop of Lichfield | |
Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
Appointed | before 1026 |
Term ended | 1039 |
Predecessor | Leofgar |
Successor | Wulfsige |
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Consecration | before 1026 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1039 |
Brihtmær (or Brihtmar or Beorhtmaer or Brithmar; died 1039) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.
Brihtmær was consecrated sometime before about 1026 and died in 1039.[1] He was appointed by Cnut the Great, king of England, and nothing is known of why he was chosen or of his background.[2]
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Preceded by Leofgar |
Bishop of Lichfield c. 1023–1039 |
Succeeded by Wulfsige |
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