Birth of Egfrith645
Birth of Egfrith, son of Oswy
Historical person
Egfrith Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Egfrith, based on 12 World History Database records associated with England.
12 records645–79610 events6 places
Chronological biography
645
655
Invasion of Northumbria655
Taken hostage by Penda
660
Marriage660
Married to Ethelreda, daughter of Anna of East Anglia
670
Succession670
Succeeds as King of Northumbria
672
Invasion of Pictland672
Subdues the Pict rebellion
Rule of Pictland672
Installs Beorneth as the ruler of the new sub-kingdom in Lothian
679
Battle of River Trent679
Defeated by Athelred of Mercia
681
Rule of Pictland681
Installs an Anglian Bishop in Abercorn
684
Invasion of Ireland684
Sends an expedition to Ireland & devastates the Kingdom of Brega in Leinster
787
Coronation787
Crowned King of Mercia, while his father Offa still ruled
796
Death of Egfrith796
Death of Egfrith
Succession796
Succeeds as King of Mercia, reigns for 141 days
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.