Beornrad (archbishop of Sens)

Beornrad (also spelled Beornred; died 797) was Archbishop of Sens from 785/6 until his death.[1] He was Alcuin's cousin and was also related to Willibrord by blood.[1][2][3]

Beornrad had moved from Northumbria to the European mainland at an unknown date, and was appointed as the third abbot of Echternach in 775, succeeding Albert to the post.[1] According to a letter-poem written by Alcuin, Beornrad had become part of the court of Charlemagne by the 770s.[1] Though Beornrad was later appointed Archbishop of Sens, he retained the abbacy of Echternach until his death.[1][2]

He was succeeded in his bishopric by Ragembert and in his abbacy by Ado.[1] Beornrad was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-le-Vif in Sens.[1]

References

1. Costambeys 2004.
2. Mayr-Harting 2016, p. 212.
3. Stenton 2001, p. 219.

Sources

• Costambeys, Marios (2004). "Beornred". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60150.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Mayr-Harting, Henry (2016). "Alcuin, Charlemagne and the problem of sanctions". In Baxter, Stephen; Karkov, Catherine; Nelson, Janet L.; Pelteret, David (eds.). Early Medieval Studies in Memory of Patrick Wormald. Routledge. ISBN 978-0754663317.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Stenton, F.M. (2001). Anglo-Saxon England (3 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192801395.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)