Beorhtheah

Beorhtheah
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed	1033
Term ended	20 December 1038
Predecessor	Leofsige
Successor	Lyfing
Orders
Consecration	1033
Personal details
Died	(1038-12-20)20 December 1038
Denomination	Christian

Beorhtheah also (Brihtheah) (died 20 December 1038) was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Beorhtheah's family was a wealthy family from Worcester. ^[1] He had previously been Abbot of Pershore, ^[2] and was consecrated in 1033. He died on 20 December 1038. ^[3]

See also

• Cyneweard of Laughern, his nephew

Citations

1. Fleming Kings & Lords p. 33
2. Williams, Ann. "Odda". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20542.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224

References

• Fleming, Robin (2004). Kings & Lords in Conquest England (Reprint ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-52694-9.
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.

External links

• Beorhtheah 2 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Christian titles
Preceded by Leofsige	Bishop of Worcester 1033–1038	Succeeded by Lyfing