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King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen

King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen

King of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and from 790 until his murder in 796
🗓️ 18 April 0796

Æthelred, was the king of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and again from 790 until he was murdered in 796. He was the son of Æthelwald Moll and Æthelthryth and possibly became king while still a child after Alhred was deposed.

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