Hræthhun
9th-century Bishop of Leicester
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Hræthhun (or Rethhun or Hrethhun) Bishop of Leicester, died between 839 and December 840.[1]
Appointedbetween 814 and 816
Term endedbetween 839 and December 840
PredecessorWernbeorht
SuccessorEaldred
Hræthhun | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Leicester | |
| Appointed | between 814 and 816 |
| Term ended | between 839 and December 840 |
| Predecessor | Wernbeorht |
| Successor | Ealdred |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between 814 and 816 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 839 and December 840 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Hræthhun was consecrated bishop between 814 and 816.[1] He was styled Abbot of Abingdon in a charter dated 811. However, this charter was found to be a forgery,[2] and so Kelly (2000) excluded him from the list of abbots.
