| Alhred | |
|---|---|
 Sceat of Alhred of Northumbria | |
| King of Northumbria | |
| Reign | 765–774 |
| Predecessor | Æthelwald Moll |
| Successor | Æthelred |
| Spouse | Osgifu |
| Father | Eadric |
Alhred orAlchred was king ofNorthumbria from 765 to 774. He had married Osgifu, either the daughter ofOswulf, granddaughter ofEadberht Eating, or Eadberht's daughter, and was thus related by marriage toEcgbert, Archbishop of York. A genealogy survives which makes Alhred a descendant ofIda of Bernicia through a son named Eadric.
Æthelwald Moll was deposed in 765 and Alhred became king. Little is said of his reign in theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle other than the bare facts that he became king, and was then deposed and exiled in 774.Symeon of Durham'sHistoria Regum Anglorum reports that he fled to the kingdom of thePicts, where he was received by KingCiniod.[1]
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Frank Stenton notes Ahlred's connection to the English missions on the continent. The mission ofSaint Willehad, which led to the founding of theArchbishopric of Bremen, was authorised by a religious assembly called by Alhred. A letter from Alhred toSaint Lull,Archbishop of Mainz, a native ofWessex, also survives.[1]
Alhred was succeeded byÆthelred, son of Æthelwald Moll. Alhred's sonOsred would later be king. A second son,Alhmund, would be killed in the reign ofEardwulf and develop a cult asAlcmund of Derby.[1]
| Preceded by | King of Northumbria | Succeeded by |