Theodred (bishop of London) explained

Type:bishop
Theodred
Religion:Christian
Bishop of London
Appointed:between 909 and 926
Consecration:between 909 and 926
Ended:between 951 and 953
Predecessor:Leofstan
Successor:Brihthelm
Death Date:between 951 and 953

Theodred was a medieval Bishop of London.

Theodred was consecrated between 909 and 926, probably in 926. He may have been German and was a patron of German clerics, several of whom were beneficiaries of his will.[1] [2] He was close to king Æthelstan throughout his reign, and is reported to have been present at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. He took messages from the king to his councillors, and is said to have bought relics in Pavia.[3]

Theodred died between 951 and 953.[4]

References

. Wood, Michael . Michael Wood (historian) . England and the Continent in the Tenth Century:Studies in Honour of Wilhelm Levison (1876-1947) . Brepols . 2010 . Rollason, David . Leyser, Conrad . Williams, Hannah . A Carolingian Scholar in the Court of King Æthelstan . 9782503532080.

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Notes and References

  1. Wood "Carolingian Scholar" England and the Continent pp. 137, 148
  2. Ortenberg "King from Overseas" England and the Continent p. 233
  3. Wood "Making of King Aethelstan's Empire" Ideal and Reality p. 256
  4. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220

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