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Guthheard

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Guthheard
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbefore 845
Term endedafter 863
PredecessorCynered
SuccessorWighelm
Personal details
Diedbetween 860 and 900
DenominationChristian

Guthheard (or Guðheard) was a medieval Bishop of Selsey.

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

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  1. ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S1194 accessed on 25 August 2007
  2. ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S327 accessed on 25 August 2007
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

References

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  • 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

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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Selsey
c. 845 - c. 869
Succeeded by