Beorhtheah Explained

Type:	Bishop
Beorhtheah
Bishop of Worcester
Religion:	Christian
Appointed:	1033
Term End:	20 December 1038
Predecessor:	Leofsige
Successor:	Lyfing
Consecration:	1033
Death Date:	20 December 1038

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, and was consecrated in 1033. He died on 20 December 1038.^[2]

See also

• Cyneweard of Laughern, his nephew

References

• Book: Fleming, Robin. Robin Fleming

. Kings & Lords in Conquest England . Robin Fleming. 2004 . Reprint . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 0-521-52694-9 .

• Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .

Notes and References

1. Fleming Kings & Lords p. 33
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224