Alhred of Northumbria
Northumbrian king
6 dated entries naming Alhred of Northumbria, drawn from 6 separate years between 765 CE and 800 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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8th century
- 765King Æthelwald of Northumbria is deposed at Pincanheale, possibly at a gathering of his own magnates. He is succeeded by Alhred, a distant cousin of the late king Oswulf.source
- 768King Alhred of Northumbria marries Princess Osgifu, possibly daughter of the late king Oswulf (approximate date).source
- 770King Alhred of Northumbria takes an interest in continental missionary activities, and sends Willehad to Frisia in modern-day Netherlands (approximate date).source
- 773King Alhred of Northumbria makes overtures of friendship toward Charlemagne (approximate date).source
- 774Unrest in the Northumbrian Church appears to lead to the expulsion of King Alhred, who is driven from his capital York. He sails from Bamburgh into exile amongst the Picts, where he is received by King Ciniod I. He is replaced by Æthelred I, the 11-year-old son of the late king Æthelwald Moll.source
- 800King Eardwulf of Northumbria has his men seize Prince Ealhmund, son of the late King Alhred, and put him to death. He is buried at Derby in St. Alkmund's Church, and later revered as a saint (approximate date).source
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- Eardwulf of Northumbria (1)