Acha of Deira
| Acha of Deira | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Deira | |
| Born | c. 500s AD |
| Died | c. 600s AD |
| Husband | Æthelfrith |
| Issue | |
| Father | Ælla of Deira |
Acha of Deira was a princess of Deira, and the daughter of Ælla of Deira.[1][2] Her brother was Edwin of Northumbria, and her grandfather was Yffe but apart from him, her earlier origin is unknown.
Biography
[edit]She married Æthelfrith, king of Bernicia.[3] He may have married her prior to taking power in Deira, in which case the marriage may have facilitated it, or he may have done so afterwards in order to consolidate his position there.[4][5] They had eight children:
- Eanfrith of Bernicia (590–634 AD)
- Oswald of Northumbria (c. 604 – 5 August 642 AD)
- Oswiu of Northumbria (c. 612 – 15 February 670 AD)
- Oswudu of Northumbria
- Oslac of Northumbria
- Oslaf of Northumbria
- Offa of Northumbria
- Æbba of Northumbria
References
[edit]- ^ Charles Oman (1924). England Before the Norman Conquest. Рипол Классик. pp. 243–. ISBN 978-5-87804-834-7.
- ^ James E. Fraser (19 January 2009). From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-0-7486-2820-9.
- ^ David Adam (20 February 2009). The Holy Island of Lindisfarne. SPCK. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-281-06307-9.
- ^ Lawler, Jennifer (16 January 2018). Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0111-3.
- ^ D. P. Kirby, The Earliest English Kings