Ceobred
Ceobred | |
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Bishop of Leicester | |
Church | Christian |
Appointed | between 839 and 840 |
Term ended | between 869 and 888 |
Predecessor | Ealdred |
Successor | Harlardus (Bishop of Dorchester) |
Orders | |
Consecration | between 839 and 840 |
Personal details | |
Died | between 869 and 888 |
Ceobred (or Ceolred) was a medieval Bishop of Leicester.
Ceobred was consecrated between 839 and 840. He died between 869 and 888.[1] In 844, he gave land at Pangbourne on the Thames River to Berhtwulf, king of Mercia, in return for a grant of liberties for some monasteries.[2]
Citations
References
- Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-24211-8.
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
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Christian titles | ||
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Preceded by Ealdred of Leicester |
Bishop of Leicester c. 839–c. 878 |
Succeeded by Harlardus as Bishop of Dorchester |
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