Osred II of Northumbria
| Osred II | |
|---|---|
Tynemouth Priory | |
| Father | Alhred |
| Mother | Osgifu |
Osred II was King of Northumbria from 789 to 790. He was the son of Alhred and Osgifu, daughter of Eadberht.
He succeeded Ælfwald, son of his mother's brother Oswulf, who was murdered by the patricius (ealdorman) Sicga.
Osred, even though he united two of the competing factions in Northumbria, was king for only a year before being deposed in favour of the previously deposed Æthelred son of Æthelwald Moll. Osred was then forcibly tonsured and exiled, apparently to the Isle of Man.[1]
He returned from exile in 792, but was abandoned by his soldiers and murdered on order of King Æthelred,Tynemouth."
References
Sources
- Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350-1100. Stroud: Sutton, 1993. ISBN 0-86299-730-5
- Yorke, Barbara, Kings and Kingdoms of early Anglo-Saxon England. London: Seaby, 1990. ISBN 1-85264-027-8