Birth of Eardwulf730
Birth of Eardwulf
Historical person
Eardwulf Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Eardwulf, based on 10 World History Database records associated with England.
10 records730–8087 events4 places
Chronological biography
730
748
Succession748
Succeeds as King of Kent, rules west Kent
790
Exile of Eardwulf790
Goes into exile after being sentenced to death by Athelred
796
Succession28 March 796
Succeeds as King of Northumbria, 1st term
798
Battle of Billington MoorMay 798
Defeats supporters of Osbald
800
ExecutionMay 800
Eardwulf orders the execution of Alchmund who had been plotting with the Mercians
801
Invasion of MerciaMay 801
Leads an expedition against Cenwulf of Mercia
806
Abdication806
Forced to abdicate
Exile of Eardwulf806
Flees to the court of Charlamagne
808
Succession808
Succeeds as King of Northumbria, 2nd term, supported by Charlamagne & Pope Leo III
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.