Oswiu Northumbria
Oswiu of Bernicia, King Of Northumbria, Male 613 - 670
Partner of Princess Ireland. Married to Rhiainfelt North Rheged. Married to Eanflaed, Deira. Father of Aeldfrith, Northumbria, Ecgfrith, Northumbria, Alchflaed, Bernicia, Osthryth, Northumbria and Aelfwine, Deira.
Half-brother to King Oswaldnt sent a priest Wighard to Rome to be consecrated there Archbishop of Canterbury. In 670, Oswui died and was succeeded by his son Ecgfrith.u may have been sub-King there for a time.d at the Battle of Oswestry, as is Prince Eowa of Mercia, probably sub-King of Wrocenset. Oswald is buried at Bardney Abbey and is later regarded as a saint. He is succeeded by his half-brother, Oswiu, in Bernicia, but he is found to be unacceptable to the Deirans. The Mercians become dominant in Midland Britain., the (grand) daughter of Colman Rimid Ui Neill. Prince Aeldfrith is born soon afterward. Re-establishment of London as a Saxon trading community at Aldwich.humbria's son and Oswiu's nephew, Aethelwald. King Aethelwald of Deira appears to initially accept his uncle's overlordship. Queen Eanflaed donates the estate of Gilling for the foundation of a monastery in recompense for her second cousin's murder.y Bishop (& Saint) Finan of Lindisfarne, at Wattbottle. The Middle Anglians have already been influenced by East Anglian Christianity and King Peada allows St. Cedd to envangelise his kingdom further. King Sigeberht II of Essex is then also persuaded by Oswiu, his overlord, to adopt Christianity as part of a general mobilization against King Penda of Mercia. Talorcan I, the nephew of King Oswiu of Bernicia is crowned King of the Picts through right of his mother. He probably accepts Northumbrian overlordship.s time.e alliance which Oswald had formed with Wessex unravelled. Not only did Oswiu begin his reign with no influence in southern England, but he was weak even in Northumbria. He gained control in Bernicia but, unlike his brother, he was unable to assert his authority fully in Deira despite his claim on the Deiran throne...Ó, , , ,
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