Wehthun
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Selsey |
| Title | Bishop of Selsey |
| Period in office | flourished about 790 |
| Predecessor | Tota |
| Successor | Æthelwulf |
| Personal | |
Wehthun or Withun was an early medieval Bishop of Selsey.
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[edit] Life
Wehthun seems to have been appointed bishop in 789, as he appears last among the bishops in the witness list of a charter issued by Osfrith, King of Mercia, to Wærmund, Bishop of Rochester in that year.
His last datable subscriptions are to two charters of 805: a grant by Cuthred, King of Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred [1], and a grant by Coenwulf, King of Mercia, and Cuthred, King of Kent, to a priest called Wulfhard.[1] He also witnessed a grant from between 805 and 807 by Cuthred, King of Kent, to Æthelnoth, praefectus.[2]
He died sometime after 805 and before 811.[3]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S161 accessed on August 25, 2007
- ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S41 accessed on August 25, 2007
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
[edit] References
- Barker, E. 1947. Sussex Anglo-Saxon Charters, part 1. Sussex Archælogical Collections 86: 42-101
- Kelly, S. E. 1998. Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters 6.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tota |
Bishop of Selsey flourished about 790 |
Succeeded by Æthelwulf |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Wehthun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wihthun |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Selsey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
