Cynesige of Lichfield

For other uses, see Cynesige.

Cynesige^[a] (died c. 963) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Cynesige
Bishop of Lichfield
Appointed	between 946 and 949
Term ended	between 963 and 964
Predecessor	Ælfwine
Successor	Wynsige
Orders
Consecration	between 946 and 949
Personal details
Died	between 963 and 964

Cynesige was consecrated between 946 and 949 and died between 963 and 964.^[1] He was a relative of Dunstan and left the king's court soon after the coronation of King Eadwig of England in January 956, along with Dunstan who was Abbot of Glastonbury at the time. The Life of Dunstan states that the reason the bishop and abbot were dismissed from court was that they denounced the new king and his new bride Ælfgifu.^[2]

Notes

1. Or Kynsy or Kinsey or Kinsius