Ealdred, Earl of Northumberland

- 1038

• Name	Ealdred , Earl of Northumberland  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Earl of Northumberland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1038  [2]
  Notes	Ealdred was Earl of Bernicia from 1020/25 until his murder in 1038. He was the son of Uhtred, Earl of Northumbria, who was murdered by Thurbrand the Hold in 1016 with the connivance of Cnut. Ealdred's mother was Ecgfrida, daughter of Aldhun, bishop of Durham. Ealdred succeeded his uncle Eadwulf Cudel as Earl of Bernicia in 1020/25, and some time probably in the mid 1020s he killed Thurbrand in revenge for his father's death. In 1038 Ealdred was murdered by Thurbrand's son, Carl. He was succeeded as Earl of Bernicia by his brother, another Eadwulf, who was murdered by King Harthacnut in 1041. Ealdred's daughter, Aelfflaed, was the first wife of Siward, Earl of Northumbria and her son, and Ealdred's grandson, was Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria.
  Person ID	I1114	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Uchtred Earl Of Northumberland,   d. 1016
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Ecfrida
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Abt 995  [2]
  Family ID	F533	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Elfleda   2. Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
  Family ID	F1464	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (Name: The Bodley Head; Location: London, U.K.; Date: 1999;). [S174] Wikipedia.