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Beorhtheah also (Brihtheah) (died 20
December 1038) was a
medieval Bishop of Worcester.
Beorhtheah's family was a
wealthy family from Worcester. He had...
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nobleman December 3 – Emma of Lesum,
German noblewoman December 20 –
Beorhtheah,
bishop of
Worcester Aethelnoth,
archbishop of
Canterbury Alice of Normandy...
- It is
known that
Wulfgifu (presumably with Wulfric) had a son
named Beorhtheah, who
himself became Bishop of
Worcester (1033–1038); it is
likely that...
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Burhweald Bishop of
Cornwall 1027–1046 Succeeded by
Leofric Preceded by
Beorhtheah Bishop of
Worcester 1038 or 1039 –
deprived 1040 Succeeded by Aelfric...
- London; also
Archbishop of York (1002–1023) 1016 1033
Leofsige 1033 1038
Beorhtheah c. 1038/39 1040
Lyfing (1st term)
Deprived from Worcester; also Bishop...
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complicated because part of the land had been
granted by an
earlier bishop,
Beorhtheah, to a kinsman, Azur.
After the Conquest, Azur's
lands were
given to Urse...
- Wulfstan's
early life is obscure, but he was
certainly the
uncle of one
Beorhtheah, his
successor at
Worcester but one, and the
uncle of
Wulfstan of Worcester...
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Appointed 1016 Term
ended 19
August 1033
Predecessor Wulfstan Successor Beorhtheah Orders Consecration 1016
Personal details Died 19
August 1033 Denomination...
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acquired the
lands of Azur, a
kinsman of an
earlier Bishop of Worcester,
Beorhtheah. Azur had
originally leased the
lands from the diocese, but
after Urse...
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nobleman December 3 – Emma of Lesum,
German noblewoman December 20 –
Beorhtheah,
bishop of
Worcester Aethelnoth,
archbishop of
Canterbury Alice of Normandy...
