Aldfrith (king of Northumbria)

   Flann Fína mac Ossu (Classical Irish)

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Personal and Family Information

Aldfrith was the son of unknown parents. The date and place of his birth have not been found.

He died on 14 DEC 0704/05 in Driffield (Great Driffield), East Riding of Yorkshire, England .

His wife was Cwenburh. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Death 14 DEC 0704/05
Place: Driffield (Great Driffield), East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 0685 king of Northumbria

Notes

Note 1

He is described by early writers such as Bede, Alcuin and Stephen of Ripon as a man of great learning, and some of his works, as well as letters written to him, survive.

Note 2

Aldfrith was born on an uncertain date to Oswiu of Northumbria and an Irish princess named Fín.