Deaths on April 18

Æthelred I of Northumbria

Died on April 18, 0796

Æthelred I, king of Northumbria

Æthelred (; 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.

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Æthelred I of Northumbria
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Events on 796

18 Apr

Ealdormen
King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.