Wulfred
Sign in to saveWulfred (died 24 March 832) was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Nothing is known of his life prior to 803, when he attended a church council, but he was probably a nobleman from Middlesex. He was elected archbishop in 805 and spent his time in office reforming the clergy of his cathedral. He also quarrelled with two consecutive Mercian kings – Coenwulf and Ceolwulf – over whether laymen or clergy should control monasteries. At one point, Wulfred travelled to Rome to consult with the papacy and was deposed from office for a number of years over the issue.
Key facts
- Christian leader.name
- Wulfred
- Christian leader.title
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Christian leader.image
- Early-Medieval coin, penny of Wulfred, Archbishop of Canterbury (FindID 614314).jpg
- Christian leader.caption
- Penny of Wulfred, Archbishop of Canterbury (c.823-825)
- Christian leader.alt
- A silver penny of Wulfred
- Christian leader.appointed
- before August 805
- Christian leader.ended
- 24 March 832
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Æthelhard
- Christian leader.successor
- Feologild
- Christian leader.consecration
- 3 August 805
- Christian leader.death_date
- 24 March 832
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Canterbury
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Early-Medieval coin, penny of Wulfred, Archbishop of Canterbury (FindID 614314).jpg
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- date of death
- 0832-03-24
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- Wulfred
- date of birth
- 0701-01-01
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- Sources and early life
- Reform of Christ Church
- Disputes with Coenwulf
- Death and legacy
- Citations
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Wulfred (died 24 March 832) was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Nothing is known of his life prior to 803, when he attended a church council, but he was probably a nobleman from Middlesex. He was elected archbishop in 805 and spent his time in office reforming the clergy of his cathedral. He also quarrelled with two consecutive Mercian kings – Coenwulf and Ceolwulf – over whether laymen or clergy should control monasteries. At one point, Wulfred travelled to Rome to consult with the papacy and was deposed from office for a number of years over the issue. After Coenwulf's death, relations were somewhat better with the new king Ceolwulf, but improved much more after Ceolwulf's subsequent deposition. The dispute about control of the monasteries was not fully settled until 838, after Wulfred's death. Wulfred was the first archbishop to place his portrait on the coinage he struck.
==Sources and early life==
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