Leofwin
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| Leofwin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lichfield | |
| Appointed | 1053 |
| Term ended | resigned 1070 |
| Predecessor | Wulfsige |
| Successor | Peter |
| Other posts | Abbot of Coventry |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1053 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | after 1070 |
Leofwin (or Leofwine; died after 1070) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.
Appointed to the see by King Edward the Confessor of England, Leofwin was a monk before becoming a bishop.[1] For a time, he was abbot of the abbey of Coventry as well as bishop, but he was no longer abbot at the time of the Norman Conquest of England.[2] He may have owed his promotion to Lichfield to Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Leofric's family.[3] He was consecrated in 1053, but he went overseas to be consecrated because of the irregular election of Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury.[4] Around 1068, he was the recipient of a writ from King William I of England, which shows that he had accommodated himself to the Conquest.[5] He died in 1067, according to the Handbook of British Chronology,[6] although most other historians, including Frank Barlow, says that he was deprived of his see in 1070 and died sometime after that.[7] He was a married bishop,[8] and it appears that knowing that he was unlikely to be allowed to retain his bishopric because of his marital status, instead of attending the Council of London in 1070, he resigned his see and retired to Coventry Abbey.[9][10][11] The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc, had already denounced Leofwin's marriage.[10] Leofwin was a nephew of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.[12] The see of Lichfield remained vacant until 1072, when a successor was appointed.[11]
Citations
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Lichfield 1053–1070 |
Succeeded by Peter |
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- ↑ Knowles Monastic Order p. 71 footnote 2
- ↑ Knowles Monastic Order p. 111 footnote 4
- ↑ Barlow English Church p. 109 footnote 3
- ↑ Powell and Wallis House of Lords p. 13 footnote 8
- ↑ Powell and Wallis House of Lords p. 14
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
- ↑ Barlow Feudal Kingdom of England p. 93
- ↑ Huscroft Ruling England p. 45
- ↑ Powell and Wallis House of Lords p. 34
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Douglas William the Conqueror p. 324
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Williams English and the Norman Conquest p. 45 footnote 3
- ↑ Knowles Monastic Order p. 103
