Æthelred I of Northumbria

Æthelred I of Northumbria
King of Northumbria
Reign774–779
PredecessorAlhred of Northumbria
SuccessorÆlfwald I of Northumbria
King of Northumbria (2nd reign)
Reign790 – April 18, 796
PredecessorOsred II of Northumbria
SuccessorOsbald of Northumbria
Bornc. 762
Died18 April 796
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FatherÆthelwald Moll of Northumbria
MotherÆthelthryth

Æthelred (/ˈæθəlrɛd/; c. 762  – 18 April 796), 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.