About William de Beaufeu
Lived 1000 – 1091. William de Beaufeu was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
William de Beaufeu was a medieval Bishop of Thetford and a major landholder mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Life William's land holdings were mainly in the county of Norfolk and Suffolk. on 25 December 1085 and consecrated in 1086. He died in 1091. He was probably related to Richard de Beaufou Bishop of Avranches from 1134 to 1142.
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Who was William de Beaufeu?
Bishop of Thetford
When was William de Beaufeu born?
William de Beaufeu was born in 1000.
When did William de Beaufeu die?
William de Beaufeu died in 1091.
What was William de Beaufeu's occupation?
William de Beaufeu was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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