Æthelric II
11th-century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Æthelric (disambiguation).
Æthelric[lower-alpha 1] (died c. 1076) was the second to last medieval Bishop of Selsey in England before the see was moved to Chichester. Consecrated a bishop in 1058, he was deposed in 1070 for unknown reasons and then imprisoned by King William I of England. He was considered one of the best legal experts of his time, and was even brought from his prison to attend the trial on Penenden Heath where he gave testimony about English law before the Norman Conquest of England.
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Æthelric II | |
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Bishop of Selsey | |
See | Diocese of Selsey |
Term ended | deposed 1070 |
Predecessor | Heca |
Successor | Stigand |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1058 |
Personal details | |
Died | c. 1076 |
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