Brihtmær

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Brihtmær
Bishop of Lichfield
Appointed before 1026
Term ended 1039
Predecessor Leofgar
Successor Wulfsige
Orders
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]

Citations

  1. ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
  2. ↑ Lawson Cnut p. 136

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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lichfield
c. 1023–1039		 Succeeded by
Wulfsige

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