Beornrad_(archbishop_of_Sens)
Beornrad (also spelled Beornred; died 797) was Archbishop of Sens from 785/6 until his death.[1] He was Alcuin's cousin and was also related to Willibrord by blood.[1][2][3]
Beornrad had moved from Northumbria to the European mainland at an unknown date, and was appointed as the third abbot of Echternach in 775, succeeding Albert to the post.[1] According to a letter-poem written by Alcuin, Beornrad had become part of the court of Charlemagne by the 770s.[1] Though Beornrad was later appointed Archbishop of Sens, he retained the abbacy of Echternach until his death.[1][2]
He was succeeded in his bishopric by Ragembert and in his abbacy by Ado.[1] Beornrad was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-le-Vif in Sens.[1]