King of Northumbria Eardwulf of Northumbria

King of Northumbria Eardwulf of Northumbria

Male Abt 758 - 830  (72 years)


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  • Name Eardwulf of Northumbria 
    Title King of Northumbria 
    Birth Abt 758  Nothumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 830  Bernicia, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9847  footsteps | Ancestors
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Family   
    Children 
    +1. Osberht Osbert,   b. Abt 810   d. 21 Mar 867, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F5352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Notes 


    • Eardwulf's background is obscure; his father may also have been named E a r d w u lf and may have been one of the two Eardwulfs whose deaths are rec o r d e d b y Symeon of Durham in 774 and 775. Symeon of Durham's ''His t o r y o f t he Kings'' quoted in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardwulf_ o f _ N o rthumbria Wikipedia : Eardwulf of Northumbria]
      Eardwulf became king of Northumbria on 14th May 796. The Anglo-Saxon C h r o n i cle records that he was consecrated King by Eanbald I, Archbishop o f Y o r k , a nd Bishops Athelberht, Beadwulf and Hygebald, at York Minster o n 2 6 M a y 7 9 6.

      [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardwulf_of_Northumbria Wikipedia : Eard w u l f o f N orthumbria]