| Osred II | |
|---|---|
| King of Northumbria | |
| Reign | 789–790 |
| Predecessor | Ælfwald I |
| Successor | Æthelred (2nd reign) |
| Died | 792 |
| Burial | |
| Father | Alhred |
| Mother | Osgifu |
Osred II was King ofNorthumbria from 789 to 790. He was the son ofAlhred and Osgifu, daughter ofEadberht.
He succeededÆlfwald, son of his mother's brotherOswulf, who was murdered by thepatricius (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 deposedÆthelred son ofÆthelwald Moll. Osred was then forcibly tonsured and exiled, apparently to theIsle of Man.[1]
He returned from exile in 792, but was abandoned by his soldiers and murdered on order of King Æthelred,[1] who had had Ælf and Ælfwine, sons of Ælfwald, killed the previous year, and had attempted to killEardwulf in 790. TheAnglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that he was "apprehended and slain on the eighteenth day before thecalends of October. His body is deposited atTynemouth."
| Preceded by | King of Northumbria | Succeeded by |
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