William de Beaufeu

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William de BeaufeuTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn was a medieval Bishop of Thetford and a major landholder mentioned in the Domesday Book.[1]

Life

William's land holdings were mainly in the county of Norfolk and Suffolk.[1] He was a royal clerk before he was nominated to the see of Thetford[2] on 25 December 1085 and consecrated in 1086. He died in 1091.[3] He was probably related to Richard de Beaufou Bishop of Avranches from 1134 to 1142.[4]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. a b The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Major Domesday landholders page 338 Template:ISBN
  2. British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
  3. Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 223
  4. Spear "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy" Journal of British Studies p. 5

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References

  • British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
  • Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
  • Spear, David S. "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy, 1066–1204" The Journal of British Studies Volume XXI Number 2 Spring 1982 p. 1-10
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