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...
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Osred is an Anglo-Saxon masculine personal name, from ós "god" and ræd "counsel", that may refer to: Osred I of Northumbria (c. 697 – 716), king of Northumbria...
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is restored to the throne after living in exile for 11 years. His rival Osred II is deposed, forcibly tonsured, and exiled to the Isle of Man. Æthelred...
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in exile during the reign of Ælfwald and his successor Osred II. However, in 788 or 789, Osred was deposed, forcibly tonsured and exiled and Æthelred...
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Northumbria tempts the exiled king Osred II back to his kingdom from the Isle of Man. His supporters desert him, and Osred II is killed by Æthelred's men at...
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Chesters, by the patricius (ealdorman) Sicga. He is succeeded by his cousin Osred II. September – Battle of Kopidnadon: An Abbasid expeditionary force against...
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is restored to the throne after living in exile for 11 years. His rival Osred II is deposed, forcibly tonsured, and exiled to the Isle of Man. Æthelred...
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in holy orders to make them ineligible for kingship; one such was King Osred II of Northumbria, who was forced into a monastery. Ceolred was Æthelred's...
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of the North, a joint Anglo-Danish force loyal to Edgar Ætheling and Sweyn II was able to seize control of York in the second half of 1069 and temporarily...
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Ealhred, King (765–774) Æthelred I, King (774–779) Ælfwald I, King (788–790) Osred II, King (790–796) Osbald, King (796) Eardwulf, King (796–806/808) Great Britain:...
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