Wulfgar of Ramsbury

Wulfgar
Bishop of Ramsbury
Appointed981
Term endedbetween 985 and 986
PredecessorÆlfstan
SuccessorSigeric
Orders
Consecration981
Personal details
Diedbetween 985 and 986
DenominationChristian

Wulfgar was a medieval Bishop of Ramsbury.

Wulfgar was consecrated in 981.[1] In Charter S 876 of 993 Wulfgar was named by King Æthelred the Unready as one of those who had led him astray when he turned against the advice of his mother and her allies in the 980s.[2]

He died between 985 and 986.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220
  2. ^ Keynes, Diplomas of King Æthelred the Unready, p. 177

References

  • 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.
  • Keynes, Simon (1980). The Diplomas of King Æthelred the Unready 978-1016. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-02308-5.