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Osbald Biography and Timeline

Follow Osbald through 4 dated historical records for England.

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Osbald, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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796–799Years on this page

796

28 March 796

Succession

King · Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Succeeds as King of Northumbria, succeeds Aethelred I after plotting his assassination

Role range: 0796-0796

24 April 796

Abdication

King · Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Forced to abdicate in favour of Eardwulf

Role range: 0796-0796

799 Burial

King · York · House / House of Northumbria

Buried at York

Role range: 0796-0796

799

Death of Osbald

King · Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Death of Osbald

Role range: 0796-0796

Records, sources and methodology

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