Ælfred of Selsey

Ælfred or Alfred (died 953-956) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey. Ælfred attests charters from 943 to 953.[1] In 945 he received a grant of land from Edmund I.[2] Ælfred died between 953 and 956.[3]

Ælfred of Selsey
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbetween 940 and 943
Term endedbetween 953 and 956
PredecessorWulfhun
SuccessorBrihthelm
Personal details
Diedbetween 953 and 956
DenominationChristian

Citations
  1. Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xci
  2. Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S506 accessed on 25 August 2007
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

References
  • 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.
  • Kelly, S. E. (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters VI. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-726175-2.
Christian titles
Preceded by
Wulfhun		 Bishop of Selsey
c. 943– c. 954		 Succeeded by
Brihthelm


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