Ecgfrith of Northumbria

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Ecgfrith of Northumbria was a 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, noted for his military campaigns and his death in battle against the Picts.

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Ecgfrith of Northumbria canonical 19
King Ecgfrith of Northumbria 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century English person ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ
King of Northumbria ⓘ
associatedWith Bede ⓘ
linked to: Venerable Bede
birthCentury 7th century ⓘ
capital Bamburgh ⓘ
York ⓘ
conflict Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
Battle of the Trent ⓘ
campaigns against Mercia ⓘ
campaigns against the Picts ⓘ
country Northumbria ⓘ
deathDate 20 May 685 ⓘ
deathPlace Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
Nechtansmere ⓘ
describedIn Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
dynasty Bernician royal house ⓘ
linked to: Bernician dynasty

Northumbrian royal dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Bernician dynasty
era Heptarchy ⓘ
father Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
governed Northumbria ⓘ
historicalRegion Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
knownFor defeat and death at Nechtansmere ⓘ
military aggression against neighboring kingdoms ⓘ
patronage of the church in Northumbria ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
mother Eanflæd ⓘ
linked to: Eanflæd of Deira
notableWork military campaigns expanding Northumbrian power ⓘ
opponent Bridei mac Bili ⓘ
Mercia ⓘ
Picts ⓘ
positionHeld King of Northumbria ⓘ
predecessor Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
reignEnd 685 ⓘ
reignStart 670 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sibling Alchfrith of Deira ⓘ
Osthryth ⓘ
Ælfflæd ⓘ
Ælfwine of Deira ⓘ
spouse Eormenburg ⓘ
Æthelthryth ⓘ
successor Aldfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
territory Bernicia ⓘ
Deira ⓘ
title King of the Northumbrians ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bridei mac Bili → opponent → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Oswiu of Northumbria → child → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
subject linked to: King Oswiu of Northumbria
Oswiu of Northumbria → successor → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
subject linked to: King Oswiu of Northumbria
La Vie seinte Audree → hasCharacter → King Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Ecgfrith of Northumbria
Wilfrid → hadConflictWith → King Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
subject linked to: Bishop Wilfrid
linked to: Ecgfrith of Northumbria
King of Northumbria → notableHolder → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Idings → hasNotableMember → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Etheldreda → hasSibling → King Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Ecgfrith of Northumbria
Saint Etheldreda → wasMarriedTo → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Battle of Dun Nechtain → commander → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Osthryth of Northumbria → sibling → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Osthrith of Northumbria → sibling → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Ælfflæd of Whitby → sibling → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Ælfflæd of Whitby → associatedWith → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Ælfwine of Deira → sibling → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Alchfrith of Deira → successor → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Alchfrith of Deira → relative → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Aldfrith of Northumbria → predecessor → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Aldfrith of Northumbria → sibling → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Æthelthryth → spouse → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
King of Deira → positionHeldBy → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Audrey → spouse → Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ