Ceobred
Ceobred | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Leicester | |
| Appointed | between December 840 and 844 |
| Term ended | between 869 and 888 |
| Predecessor | Ealdred |
| Successor | Harlardus (Bishop of Dorchester) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between December 840 and 844 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 869 and 888 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Ceobred (or Ceolred) was a medieval Bishop of Leicester.
Ceobred was consecrated between December 840 and 844. 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
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[edit]- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-24211-8.
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