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Osbald was a king of
Northumbria during 796. He was a
friend of
Alcuin of York who
often sent him
letters of advice.
Osbald was a
violent man and most...
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conspired to ********inate Æthelred in
April 796 and he was
succeeded by
Osbald:
Osbald's reign lasted only twenty-seven days
before he was
deposed and Eardwulf...
- Northumbria,
worried about further rivals, has
ealdorman Moll killed.
Former king
Osbald dies as an
abbot in exile. He is
buried in an
unmarked grave in York Minster...
- a
group of
conspiring nobles murdered him on 18
April 796. As a result,
Osbald, an
ealdorman and a
friend of Alcuin, Æthelred's
former adviser, became...
- Alcuin, Anglo-Saxon monk and scholar,
writes to his friend, the
exiled king
Osbald of Northumbria, in
order to
dissuade him. Theodulf,
Frankish poet, is appointed...
- 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:
England The Britons...
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Frankish Empire Osred II King of
Northumbria Northumbria 790–792† Isle of Man
Osbald King of
Northumbria Northumbria 796–799†
Lindisfarne Eardwulf King of Northumbria...
- Alhred,
deposed and
exiled 790 to 18
April 796 Æthelred I
Restored 796
Osbald Exiled after a
reign of 27 days 14 May 796 to 806/8
Eardwulf Deposed 806/8...
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slays Ealdred in revenge.
Northumbria is
plunged into chaos. The
patrician Osbald is
placed on the throne, but is
deserted by his
supporters after only 27...
- York,
Bishop of York and
Saint (died c. 705) Eanbald,
Archbishop (780–796)
Osbald, King of
Northumbria (died 799)
Guthred Hardacnutson, King of Northumbria...
