Ælfred or Alfred (died 953–956) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey. Ælfred attests charters from 943 to 953.[1] In 945 he received a grant of land from Edmund I.[2] Ælfred died between 953 and 956.[3]

Ælfred of Selsey
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbetween 940 and 943
Term endedbetween 953 and 956
PredecessorWulfhun
SuccessorBrihthelm
Personal details
Diedbetween 953 and 956
DenominationChristian

Citations edit

  1. ^ Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xci
  2. ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S506 accessed on 25 August 2007
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

References edit

  • 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.
  • Kelly, S. E. (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters VI. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-726175-2.

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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Selsey
c. 943– c. 954
Succeeded by