Guthheard
Guthheard (or Guðheard) was a medieval Bishop of Selsey.
Guthheard | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Selsey | |
| Appointed | before 845 |
| Term ended | after 863 |
| Predecessor | Cynered |
| Successor | Wighelm |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 860 and 900 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Guthheard's only certain date is 845, when he witnessed a grant by Werenberht to Werheard.[1]
Guthheard may also have witnessed a charter from 860 that was subsequently altered.[2]
Guthheard died after the time period of 860 to 863, and sometime before 900.[3]
Citations
- Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S1194 accessed on 25 August 2007
- Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S327 accessed on 25 August 2007
- 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.
Further reading
- Barker, E. (1947). "Sussex Anglo-Saxon Charters, part 1". Sussex Archaeological Collections. 86: 42–101.
- Kelly, S. E. (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters 6.
External links
| Christian titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cynered |
Bishop of Selsey c. 845 - c. 869 |
Succeeded by Wighelm |
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