Æthelmær of Elmham
Æthelmaer (or Æthelmær) was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
Æthelmaer | |
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Bishop of Elmham | |
Appointed | 1047 |
Term ended | deposed 1070 |
Predecessor | Stigand |
Successor | Herfast |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1047 |
Personal details | |
Died | unknown |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Life
Æthelmaer was the brother of Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury.[1] He was consecrated in 1047 and deprived of office circa 11 April 1070 by Ermenfrid, bishop of Sion, who was the papal legate to England.[1][2]
References
- Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. volume 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces). pp. 55–58.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 216 and 243. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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Preceded by Stigand |
Bishop of Elmham 1047-1070 |
Succeeded by Herfast |
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