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Theodred was a medieval Bishop of London.
Theodred was consecrated between 909 and 926, probably in 926. He may have been German and was a patron of German clerics, several of whom were beneficiaries of his will.Wood "Carolingian Scholar" England and the Continent pp. 137, 148Ortenberg "King from Overseas" England and the Continent p. 233 He was close to king Æthelstan throughout his reign, and is reported to have been present at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. He took messages from the king to his councillors, and is said to have bought relics in Pavia.Wood "Making of King Aethelstan's Empire" Ideal and Reality p. 256
Theodred died between 951 and 953.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220 In his will he referred to a Hoxne Bishopric as an episcopal see founded in the late ninth century.
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