List of monarchs of Northumbria

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

List of monarchs of Northumbria

Northumbria
Northumbria

Northumbria is primarily the name of both a medieval petty kingdom of the Angles people, in what is now north east England and southern Scotland, and of the earldom which succeeded it when a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom became England....
, a kingdom of Angles

Angles

The Angles is a modern English language word for a Germanic languages people who took their name from the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
in northern England

England

Bernicia

Bernicia was an Anglo-Saxons kingdom established by Angles settlers of the 6th century in what is now the South-East of Scotland, and the North East England of England....
and Deira. The two were first united by Aethelfrith around the year 604

604

Events...
, and except for occasional periods of division over the subsequent century, they remained so.

The exceptions are during the brief period from 633

633

Events...
to 634

634

Events...
, when Northumbria was plunged into chaos by the death of King Edwin

Edwin of Northumbria

Discussion

Ask a question about 'List of monarchs of Northumbria'

Start a new discussion about 'List of monarchs of Northumbria'

Answer questions from other users

Full Discussion Forum

Encyclopedia

Angles

England

Bernicia

604

Events...
, and except for occasional periods of division over the subsequent century, they remained so.

The exceptions are during the brief period from 633

633

Events...
to 634

634

Events...
, when Northumbria was plunged into chaos by the death of King Edwin

Edwin of Northumbria

Saint Edwin was the List of monarchs of Northumbria of Deira and Bernicia - which would later become known as Northumbria - from about 616 until his death....
in battle and the ruinous invasion of Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd. The unity of the Northumbrian kingdoms was restored after Cadwallon's death in battle in 634. Another exception is a period from about the year 644

644

Events...
to 664

664

EventsBy PlaceAsia* Arab armies conquer Kabul. * Kuo Wu Tsung of Tang comes to Japan and spends 7 months there.By Topic...
, when kings ruled individually over Deira. In 651

651

Events...
, King Oswiu

Oswiu of Northumbria

Oswiu , also known as Oswy or Oswig, was King of Bernicia. His father, ?thelfrith of Bernicia, was killed in battle, fighting against R?dwald, King of the East Angles and Edwin of Deira at the River Idle in 616....
had Oswine of Deira

Oswine of Deira

Oswine or Osuine was a List of monarchs of Northumbria in northern England. He succeeded King Oswald of Northumbria, probably around the year 644, after Oswald's death at the Battle of Maserfield....
killed and replaced by Aethelwald, but Aethelwald did not prove to be a loyal sub-king, allying with the Mercia

Mercia

Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands....
n king Penda

Penda of Mercia

Penda was a 7th-century List of monarchs of Mercia of Mercia, a monarchy in what is today the English Midlands. A Anglo-Saxon polytheism at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxons kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian monarch Edwin of Northumbria at the Battle of Hatfield Chase...
; according to Bede

Bede

Bede , , was a monasticism at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria....
, Aethelwald acted as Penda's guide during the latter's invasion of Northumbria but withdrew his forces when the Mercians met the Northumbrians at the Battle of Winwaed. After the Mercian defeat at Winwaed, Aethelwald lost power and Oswiu's own son, Alchfrith

Alchfrith of Deira

Alhfrith or Ealhfrith was a son of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Rieinmelth of Rheged.In around 655 Alhfrith was appointed by his father as sub-king of Deira , the southern part of the Northumbrian kingdom....
, became king in his place. In 670

670

Events...
, Aelfwine

Aelfwine of Deira

?lfwine was the List of monarchs of Northumbria of Deira from 670 to 679. He was a son of Oswiu of Northumbria and a brother of Ecgfrith of Northumbria....
, the brother of the childless King Ecgfrith

Ecgfrith of Northumbria

Ecgfrith was the List of monarchs of Northumbria of Northumbria from 670 until his death. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous defeat in which he lost his life....
, was made king of Deira; by this point the title may have been used primarily to designate an heir. Aelfwine was killed in battle against Mercia in 679

679

Events...
, and there was not another separate king of Deira until the time of Norse

Norsemen

Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language. The meaning of Norseman was "people from the North" and was applied primarily to Nordic people originating from southern and central Scandinavia....
rule.

Following are lists of the kings of Bernicia, Deira, and Northumbria. Note that many of their dates, particularly in the earlier period, are considered unreliable.

This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').

The character '7' was used as the ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings. The era pre-dates the emergence of forms of writing accepted today, notably minuscule, and the letters 'W' and 'U'. Where W was followed by U this was generally rendered as 'VV' (which was also used for 'W' alone).

List of the Kings of Bernicia

Reign	Incumbent		Notes
fl.500 500 Events...	Esa (Oesa)	ESA INGVING CYNING ESA REX BERNICIA CYNING
fl.c.520 520 Events...	Eoppa Eoppa of Bernicia Eoppa was the father of Ida of Bernicia, who was the first king of Bernicia. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records him as the son of Esa of Bernicia and grandson of Ingwy....	EOPPA ESING BERNICIA CYNING EOPPA REX BERNICIA
547 547 Events... to 559 559 For the North American area code, see area code 559....	Ida Ida of Bernicia Ida or Ida the Flamebearer was a ruler of the Anglo-Saxons monarchy of Bernicia between 547 and 559.The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records him as the son of Eoppa of Bernicia, grandson of Esa and great-grandson of Ingwy....	IDA EOPPING BERNICIA CYNING IDA REX BERNICIA
559 559 For the North American area code, see area code 559.... to 560 560 Events...	Glappa Glappa of Bernicia Glappa of Bernicia ruled from 559 to 560. He was the second known king of Bernicia.He was one of between 8 to 12 sons born to Ida of Bernicia, founder of the Anglo-Saxons kingdom of Bernicia.... (Clappa)	GLAPPA BERNICIA CYNING GLAPPA REX BERNICIA
560 560 Events... to 568 568 Events...	Adda Adda of Bernicia Adda was the third known ruler of the Anglo-Saxon England Bernicia which he ruled from 560 to 568.Adda was one of several sons born to Ida of Bernicia, the first ruler of Bernicia, as was his successor ?thelric....	ADDA IDING BERNICIA CYNING ADDA REX BERNICIA
568 568 Events... to 572 572 Events...	Æthelric Æthelric of Bernicia Aethelric was the fourth known king of the Bernicia which he ruled from 568 to 572. Aethelric was the father of ?thelfrith of Northumbria, who was the first monarch to rule both Bernicia and Deira , the two constituent parts of what came to be considered Northumbria....	ÆÞELRIC IDING BERNICIA CYNING ÆÞELRIC REX BERNICIA
572 572 Events... to 579 579 Deaths* February ? Khosrau I, king of Persia* Pope Benedict I* Theodric of Bernicia, king of Bernicia ...	Theodric Theodric of Bernicia Theodric ruled from 572 to 579. He was the fifth known ruler of the Anglo-Saxons kingdom of Bernicia.Theodric was the son of Ida of Bernicia, founder of the kingdom of Bernicia.... (Deoric)	ÞEODRIC IDING BERNICIA CYNING ÞEODRIC REX BERNICIA
579 579 Deaths* February ? Khosrau I, king of Persia* Pope Benedict I* Theodric of Bernicia, king of Bernicia ... to 585 585 Events...	Frithuwald Frithuwald of Bernicia Frithuwald of Bernicia ruled from 579 to 585. He was the sixth known ruler of the Anglo-Saxons kingdom of Bernicia.Frithuwald was the son of Ida of Bernicia, founder of the kingdom of Bernicia.... (Frithewlf)	FRIÞVVALD BERNICIA CYNING FRIÞVVALD REX BERNICIA
585 585 Events... to 593 593 Events...	Hussa Hussa of Bernicia Hussa ruled from 585 to 592 and was the seventh known ruler of the Anglo-Saxon England kingdom of Bernicia.It is not entirely certain whether Hussa was the son of Ida, founder of the kingdom of Bernicia, or rather the leader of a rival Anglian faction....	HVSSA BERNICIA CYNING HVSSA REX BERNICIA
593 593 Events... to 616 616 Events...	Æthelfrith Æthelfrith of Northumbria ?thelfrith was List of monarchs of Northumbria of Bernicia from c. 593 until c. 616; he was also, beginning c. 604, the first Bernician king to also rule Deira , to the south of Bernicia....	ÆÞELFRIÞ ÆÞELRICING BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING ÆÞELFRIÞ REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA	Killed in battle
Deira Dynasty
616 616 Events... to 12/14 October 632 632 Events...	Edwin Edwin of Northumbria Saint Edwin was the List of monarchs of Northumbria of Deira and Bernicia - which would later become known as Northumbria - from about 616 until his death....	EDVVIN ÆLLING BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING EDVVIN REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA	Killed in battle by Penda Penda of Mercia Penda was a 7th-century List of monarchs of Mercia of Mercia, a monarchy in what is today the English Midlands. A Anglo-Saxon polytheism at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxons kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian monarch Edwin of Northumbria at the Battle of Hatfield Chase... , King of Mercia
Bernicia Dynasty
late 632 632 Events... to 633 633 Events...	Eanfrith Eanfrith of Bernicia Eanfrith was briefly List of monarchs of Northumbria from 633 to 634. He was the son of ?thelfrith of Northumbria, a Bernician king who had also ruled Deira to the south before being killed in battle around 616 against Raedwald of East Anglia, who had given refuge to Edwin of Northumbria, an exiled prince of Deira....	EANFRIÞ ÆÞELFRIÞING BERNICIA CYNING EANFRIÞ REX BERNICIA
634 634 Events... to 5 August 641 641 Events...	Oswald Oswald of Northumbria Oswald was List of monarchs of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is now venerated as a Christian saint. He was the son of ?thelfrith of Northumbria and came to rule after spending a period in exile; after defeating the British ruler Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Oswald brought the two Northumbrian kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira once again un...	OSVVALD ÆÞELFRIÞING BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING OSVVALD REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA	Killed by Penda Penda of Mercia Penda was a 7th-century List of monarchs of Mercia of Mercia, a monarchy in what is today the English Midlands. A Anglo-Saxon polytheism at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxons kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian monarch Edwin of Northumbria at the Battle of Hatfield Chase... , King of Mercia; Saint Oswald
late 641 641 Events... to 654 654 Events...	Oswiu Oswiu of Northumbria Oswiu , also known as Oswy or Oswig, was King of Bernicia. His father, ?thelfrith of Bernicia, was killed in battle, fighting against R?dwald, King of the East Angles and Edwin of Deira at the River Idle in 616....	OSVVIO ÆÞELFRIÞING BERNICIA CYNING OSVVIO REX BERNICIA	Became King of united Northumbria

List of the Kings of Deira

Reign	Incumbent		Notes
559 559 For the North American area code, see area code 559.... /560 560 Events... to 589 589 Events...	Aella Aella of Deira ?lla , is the first known king of Deira . One of his sons was Edwin of Northumbria and his daughter Acha married ?thelfrith of Bernicia.According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he became king the same year as Ceawlin of Wessex on the death of Ida of Bernicia, and ruled 30 years.... (Aelli)	ÆLLA YFFING DEIRA CYNING ÆLLA REX DEIRA
589 589 Events... /599 599 Events... to 604 604 Events...	Aethelric Aethelric of Deira Aethelric was a List of monarchs of Northumbria of Deira . He succeeded Aella of Deira and is historically obscure.Deira was taken over by ?thelfrith of Northumbria of Bernicia in about the year 604.... (Aedilric)	ÆÞELRIC DEIRA CYNING ÆÞELRIC REX DEIRA
Bernician Dynasty
593 593 Events... /604 604 Events... ? to 616 616 Events...	Aethelfrith	ÆÞELFERÞ ÆÞELRICING DEIRA CYNING ÆÞELFERÞ REX DEIRA	Killed in battle
Deira Dynasty
616 616 Events... to 12/14 October 632 632 Events...	Edwin Edwin of Northumbria Saint Edwin was the List of monarchs of Northumbria of Deira and Bernicia - which would later become known as Northumbria - from about 616 until his death....	EDVVIN ÆLLING BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING EDVVIN REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA	Killed in battle by Cadwallon of Gwynedd Cadwallon ap Cadfan Cadwallon ap Cadfan was the King of Kingdom of Gwynedd from around 625 until his death in battle. The son and successor of Cadfan ap Iago, he is best remembered as the King of the Britons who devastated Northumbria, defeating and killing its king, Edwin of Northumbria, prior to his own death in battle against Oswald of Northumbria.... and Penda of Mercia Penda of Mercia Penda was a 7th-century List of monarchs of Mercia of Mercia, a monarchy in what is today the English Midlands. A Anglo-Saxon polytheism at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxons kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian monarch Edwin of Northumbria at the Battle of Hatfield Chase... ; Saint Edwin
late 633 633 Events... to summer 634 634 Events...	Osric Osric of Deira Osric was a List of monarchs of Northumbria in northern England. He was a cousin of king Edwin of Northumbria, being the son of Edwin's uncle Aelfric....	OSRIC ÆLFRICING DEIRA CYNING OSRIC REX DEIRA
633 633 Events... to 5 August 642 642 Events...	Oswald Oswald of Northumbria Oswald was List of monarchs of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is now venerated as a Christian saint. He was the son of ?thelfrith of Northumbria and came to rule after spending a period in exile; after defeating the British ruler Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Oswald brought the two Northumbrian kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira once again un...	OSVVALD BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING OSVVALD REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA	Killed by Penda Penda of Mercia Penda was a 7th-century List of monarchs of Mercia of Mercia, a monarchy in what is today the English Midlands. A Anglo-Saxon polytheism at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxons kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian monarch Edwin of Northumbria at the Battle of Hatfield Chase... , King of Mercia; Saint Oswald
642 642 Events... to 644 644 Events...	Oswiu Oswiu of Northumbria Oswiu , also known as Oswy or Oswig, was King of Bernicia. His father, ?thelfrith of Bernicia, was killed in battle, fighting against R?dwald, King of the East Angles and Edwin of Deira at the River Idle in 616....	OSVVIO ÆÞELFRIÞING BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING OSVVIO REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA
644 644 Events... to 651 651 Events...	Oswine Oswine of Deira Oswine or Osuine was a List of monarchs of Northumbria in northern England. He succeeded King Oswald of Northumbria, probably around the year 644, after Oswald's death at the Battle of Maserfield....	OSVVINE OSRICING DEIRA CYNING OSVVINE REX DEIRA	Murdered
summer 651 651 Events... to late 654 654 Events... or 655 655 Events...	Æthelwold Æthelwold of Deira ?thelwald was a List of monarchs of Northumbria . He was the son of Oswald of Northumbria, who was killed at the Battle of Maserfield in 642.After Oswine of Deira was killed by Oswiu of Northumbria in 651, ?thelwald became king; it is uncertain whether Oswiu installed him as king or whether ?thelwald took the kingship in opposition to Oswi...	ÆÞELVVALD OSVVALDING DEIRA CYNING ÆÞELVVALD REX DEIRA
654 654 Events... to 15 August 670 670 Events...	Oswiu Oswiu of Northumbria Oswiu , also known as Oswy or Oswig, was King of Bernicia. His father, ?thelfrith of Bernicia, was killed in battle, fighting against R?dwald, King of the East Angles and Edwin of Deira at the River Idle in 616....	OSVVIO ÆÞELFERÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSVVIO REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Restored
656 656 Events... to 664 664 EventsBy PlaceAsia* Arab armies conquer Kabul. * Kuo Wu Tsung of Tang comes to Japan and spends 7 months there.By Topic...	Alchfrith Alchfrith of Deira Alhfrith or Ealhfrith was a son of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Rieinmelth of Rheged.In around 655 Alhfrith was appointed by his father as sub-king of Deira , the southern part of the Northumbrian kingdom....	ALCHFRIÞ DEIRA CYNING ALCHFRIÞ REX DEIRA
670 670 Events... to 679 679 Events...	Aelfwine Aelfwine of Deira ?lfwine was the List of monarchs of Northumbria of Deira from 670 to 679. He was a son of Oswiu of Northumbria and a brother of Ecgfrith of Northumbria....	ÆLFVVINE DEIRA CYNING ÆLFVVINE REX DEIRA

List of the Kings of Northumbria

Reign	Incumbent		Notes
654 654 Events... to 15 February 670 670 Events...	Oswiu Oswiu of Northumbria Oswiu , also known as Oswy or Oswig, was King of Bernicia. His father, ?thelfrith of Bernicia, was killed in battle, fighting against R?dwald, King of the East Angles and Edwin of Deira at the River Idle in 616....	OSVVIO ÆÞELFRIÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSVVIO REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Hitherof Bernicia and Deira
February 670 670 Events... to 20 May 685 685 Events...	Ecgfrith Ecgfrith of Northumbria Ecgfrith was the List of monarchs of Northumbria of Northumbria from 670 until his death. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous defeat in which he lost his life....	ECGFERÞ OSVVEOING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ECGFERÞ REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Killed in battle against the Picts
May 685 685 Events... to 14 December 704 704 Events...	Aldfrith Aldfrith of Northumbria Aldfrith sometimes Aldfrid, Aldfridus , or Flann F?na mac Ossu was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death. He is described by early writers such as Bede, Alcuin and Stephen of Ripon as a man of great learning, and some of his works, as well as letters written to him, survive.... (Ealdfrith, Aldfrid)	ALDFERÞ OSVVEOING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ALDFERÞ REX NORÞANHYMBRA
late 704 704 Events... to early 705 705 Alternate meanings: Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705...	Eadwulf Eadwulf of Northumbria Eadwulf was king of Northumbria from death of Aldfrith of Northumbria in December 704 until February or March of 705, when Aldfrith's son Osred I of Northumbria was restored to the throne....	EADVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING EADVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Usurper
705 705 Alternate meanings: Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705... to 716 716 For the area code see Area code 716...	Osred I Osred I of Northumbria Osred was king of Northumbria from 705 until his death. He was the son of King Aldfrith of Northumbria. Aldfrith's only known wife was Cuthburg, but it is not certainly known whether Osred was her son....	OSRED ALDFERÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Killed in battle or murdered
716 716 For the area code see Area code 716... to 718 718 Events...	Coenred Coenred of Northumbria Coenred or Cenred was king of Northumbria from 716 to 718. John of Fordun claims that he murdered his predecessor Osred I of Northumbria. He was described as a member of the Leodwaldings, a kindred descended from Ocg son of Ida of Bernicia, and was the first of the family to rule Northumbria....	COENRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING COENRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA
718 718 Events... to 29 May 729 729 Events...	Osric Osric of Northumbria Osric was king of Northumbria from the death of Coenred of Northumbria in 718 until his death on the 9th of May, 729. Symeon of Durham calls him a son of Aldfrith of Northumbria, which would make him a brother, or perhaps a half-brother, of Osred I of Northumbria....	OSRIC ALDFERÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSRIC REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Adopted Ceolwulf as his heir
729 729 Events... to 731 731 Events...	Ceolwulf Ceolwulf of Northumbria Ceolwulf was king of Northumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was deposed, and quickly restored to power....	CEOLVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING CEOLVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed; Saint Ceolwulf
731 731 Events... to 737 737 Events... /8 738 Events...	Ceolwulf Ceolwulf of Northumbria Ceolwulf was king of Northumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was deposed, and quickly restored to power....	CEOLVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING CEOLVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Restored; abdicated to become a monk
737 737 Events... to 758 758 Events...	Eadberht Eadberht of Northumbria Eadberht was king of Northumbria from 737 or 738 to 758. He was the brother of Ecgbert, Archbishop of York. His reign is seen as a return to the imperial ambitions of seventh-century Northumbria and may represent a period of economic prosperity....	EADBRYHT EATING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING EADBRYHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Abdicated to become a monk
758 758 Events... to 759 759 Events...	Oswulf Oswulf of Northumbria Oswulf was king of Northumbria from 758 to 759. He succeeded his father Eadberht of Northumbria, who had abdicated and joined the monastery at York.... (Osulf)	OSVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Murdered by his servants
759 759 Events... to 765 765 Events...	Æthelwald Moll	ÆÞELVVALD MOLL NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆÞELVVALD MOLL REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed
765 765 Events... to 774 774 Events...	Alhred Alhred of Northumbria Alhred or Alchred was king of Northumbria from 765 to 774. He had married Osgifu, either the daughter of Oswulf of Northumbria, granddaughter of Eadberht of Northumbria, or Eadberht's daughter, and was thus related by marriage to Ecgbert, Archbishop of York....	EALCHRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING EALCHRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed and exiled
774 774 Events... to 779 779 EventsBy PlaceEurope* Offa of Mercia defeats Cynewulf of Wessex and takes Bensington.* Offa's Dyke is constructed.Births...	Æthelred I Æthelred I of Northumbria ?thelred was king of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and again from 788 or 789 until his murder in 796. He became king after Alhred of Northumbria was deposed....	ÆÞELRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed
779 779 EventsBy PlaceEurope* Offa of Mercia defeats Cynewulf of Wessex and takes Bensington.* Offa's Dyke is constructed.Births... to 23 September 788 788 Events...	Ælfwald I Ælfwald I of Northumbria ?lfwald was king of Northumbria from 778 to 788. He is thought to have been a son of Oswulf of Northumbria, and thus a grandson of Eadberht of Northumbria....	ÆLFVVALD NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆLFVVALD REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Murdered
788 788 Events... to 790 790 Sorry, no overview for this topic	Osred II Osred II of Northumbria Osred was king of Northumbria from 789 to 790. He was the son of Alhred of Northumbria and Osgifu, daughter of Eadberht of Northumbria.He succeeded ?lfwald I of Northumbria, son of his mother's brother Oswulf of Northumbria, who was murdered by the patricius Sicga....	OSRED ALCHREDING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed and exiled
790 790 Sorry, no overview for this topic to 18 April 796 796 Events...	Æthelred I Æthelred I of Northumbria ?thelred was king of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and again from 788 or 789 until his murder in 796. He became king after Alhred of Northumbria was deposed....	ÆÞELRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Restored
796 796 Events...	Osbald Osbald of Northumbria Osbald was a king of Northumbria during 796. He was a friend of Alcuin, a monk from York who often sent him letters of advice.Osbald was a violent man and most likely a murderer as modern records suggest....	OSBALD NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSBALD REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Exiled after a reign of 27 days
14 May 796 796 Events... to 806 806 Events... /8 808 Events...	Eardwulf Eardwulf of Northumbria Eardwulf was king of Northumbria from 796 to 806, when he was deposed and went into exile. He may have had a second reign from 808 until perhaps 811 or 830....	EARDVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING EARDVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed
806 806 Events... /8 808 Events... to 808 808 Events... /10 810 For the area code see Area code 810...	Ælfwald II Ælfwald II of Northumbria ?lfwald is said to have been king of Northumbria following the deposition of Eardwulf of Northumbria in 806. This information is only reported in the anonymous tract De Primo Saxonum Adventu and the Flores Historiarum of Roger of Wendover.... (Elfwald II)	ÆLFVVALD NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆLFVVALD REX NORÞANHYMBRA
808 808 Events... to 810 810 For the area code see Area code 810...	Eardwulf Eardwulf of Northumbria Eardwulf was king of Northumbria from 796 to 806, when he was deposed and went into exile. He may have had a second reign from 808 until perhaps 811 or 830....	EARDVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING EARDVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Restored
810 810 For the area code see Area code 810... to 841 841 Events...	Eanred Eanred of Northumbria Eanred was monarch of Northumbria in the early ninth century.Very little is known for certain about Eanred. The only reference made by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to the Northumbrians in this period is the statement that in 829 Egbert of Wessex...	EANRED EARDVVLFING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING EANRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA
840 840 Events... /1 841 Events... to 844 844 Events...	Æthelred II Æthelred II of Northumbria ?thelred was king of Northumbria. He was the son of Eanred of Northumbria.Relatively little is known of his reign from the surviving documentary record....	ÆÞELRED EANREDING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed
844 844 Events...	Rædwulf Rædwulf of Northumbria R?dwulf was king of Northumbria for a short time. His descent is not known, but it is possible that he was a kinsman of Osberht of Northumbria and ?lla of Northumbria.... (Redwulf)	RÆDVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING RÆDVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Usurper
844 844 Events... to c.848 848 Events... /9 849 Events...	Æthelred II Æthelred II of Northumbria ?thelred was king of Northumbria. He was the son of Eanred of Northumbria.Relatively little is known of his reign from the surviving documentary record....	ÆÞELRED EANREDING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Restored
c.848 848 Events... /9 849 Events... to 862 862 Events... /3 863 Events...	Osberht Osberht of Northumbria Osberht was king of Northumbria in the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited. Osberht's descent is not known and the dating of his reign is problematic.... (Osbert)	OSBEORHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSBEORHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Deposed
862 862 Events... /3 863 Events... /7 867 Events... to 23 March 867 867 Events...	Ælle II Aelle II of Northumbria ?lla or ?lle was king of Northumbria in the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited. ?lla's descent is not known and the dating of his reign is problematic....	ÆLLE NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ÆLLE REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Usurper; Killed by the Danes with Osbeorht
867 867 Events... to 21 March 867 867 Events...	Osberht Osberht of Northumbria Osberht was king of Northumbria in the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited. Osberht's descent is not known and the dating of his reign is problematic.... (Osbert)	OSBEORHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSBEORHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Killed by the Danes with the usurper Aelle Aelle II of Northumbria ?lla or ?lle was king of Northumbria in the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited. ?lla's descent is not known and the dating of his reign is problematic....

Sub-Kings under Norse Kingdom of York

Reign	Incumbent		Notes
867 867 Events... to 872 872 Events...	Ecgberht I Ecgberht I of Northumbria Ecgberht was king of Northumbria in the middle of the 9th century. This period of Northumbrian history is poorly recorded, and very little is known of Ecgberht....	ECGBRYHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ECGBRYHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA	Puppet king of the Danes
872 872 Events... to 876 876 Events...	Ricsige Ricsige of Northumbria Ricsige was king of Northumbria from 872 or 873 to 876. He became king after Ecgberht I of Northumbria was overthrown and fled, with Wulfhere of York, Archbishop of York, to Mercia....	RICSIGE NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING RICSIGE REX NORÞANHYMBRA
876 876 Events... to c.878 878 Events...	Ecgberht II Ecgberht II of Northumbria Ecgberht was a king in Northumbria in the later Ninth century. Very little is known of his reign.Unlike his predecessor King Ricsige of Northumbria, who may have ruled most of the kingdom of Northumbria following the expulsion of the first King Ecgberht I of Northumbria in 872, this Ecgberht ruled only the northern part of Northumbria, the...	ECGBRYHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ECGBRYHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA
c.878 878 Events... \|	Northumbria Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of both a medieval petty kingdom of the Angles people, in what is now north east England and southern Scotland, and of the earldom which succeeded it when a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom became England.... subsumed into the Norse Norsemen Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language. The meaning of Norseman was "people from the North" and was applied primarily to Nordic people originating from southern and central Scandinavia.... kingdom of York York York is a walled city, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire and River Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city status in the United Kingdom is noted for its rich heritage and it has played an important role throughout much of its almost 2,000 year existence....

List of monarchs of Northumbria

List of the Kings of Bernicia

List of the Kings of Deira

List of the Kings of Northumbria

Sub-Kings under Norse Kingdom of York

Norse Northumbria from 878

See also

Family tree