15 May 973 A.D. Berthelm Dies—24th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury
15
May 973 A.D. Berthelm
Dies—24th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury
(Died AD 973)
Bishop of Wells
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 15th May AD 973
Bevans, G. M. “Berthelm (Died AD 973).” Brittania.com. N.d. http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofc/berthelm.html.
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Berthelm(Died AD 973)
Bishop of Wells
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 15th May AD 973
Berthelm was the
Bishop of Wells, Dorset and other territories from AD 956. He appears to have
become the chief minister of King Edwig All-Fair and, after the sudden and
unexpected death of Archbishop Elect Aelfsige on the Continent, the King had
him appointed to the Archiepiscopate of Canterbury (AD 959). However, Edwig
himself died that same year and the new monarch, his brother, Edgar the Peaceable, removed the unpopular Berthelm for his "incompetence
in enforcing discipline". The poor Archbishop was packed off back to Wells
and St. Dunstan, Bishop of London, was appointed in his place.
Berthelm continued as Bishop of Wells until his death
in AD 973.
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