Uhtred the bold was ealdorman of Northumbria who rose to prominence in the reign of Aethelred the Unready.
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Uhtred the Bold Family Tree Image
Uhtred the Bold Family Tree in Table Form
Uhtred the Bold Short Biography
Uhtred the Bold Family Tree Image showing:
father sibling, wives and children
Uhtred the Bold Family Tree in Table Form showing:
father, sibling, wives, children and grandchildren
GRANDPARENTS
Paternal Grandfather – Ealdred – (dates not known)
Paternal Grandmother – Not known
Maternal Grandfather – Not known
Maternal Grandmother – Not known
PARENTS
Father – Waltheof of Bamburgh – (fl 995)
Mother – Not known
SIBLING
Eadwulf Cudel – (d. c. 1020)
MARRIED
1. Ecgfrida of Durham – (details not known)
2. Sigen Styrsdottir – (details not known)
3. Aelfgifu of Northumbria, daughter of King Aethelred – (997 – 1042)
CHILDREN
by Ecgfrida of Durham
Ealdred, Earl of Northumbria – (c. 997 – 1038)
by Sigen Styrsdottir
Ealdulf, Earl of Northumbria from 1038 – (d. 1041)
Gospatric – (dates not known)
by Aelfgifu of Northumbria
Ealdgyth – (married Maldred, dates not known)
GRANDCHILDREN
by Ealdred
Aelfflaed – (dates not known)
Ealdgyth – (dates not knwon)
Etheldreda – (dates not known)
by Eadwulf
Osulf II of Bamburgh – (dates not known)
by Gospatric
Eadulf Rus – (the son or grandson of Gospatric)
Uhtred the Bold Short Biography
Uhtred the Bold was born around 970, the son of Waltheof of Bamburgh. He married for the first time in 995. Ecgfrida of Durham was the daughter of Bishop Aldhun and their son Eadred was born around 997.
In 1006 Malcolm II of Scotland invaded and lay siege to Durham. Uhtred raised a force and marched to break the siege. His defeat of the Scottish King led to King Aethelred naming him Ealdorman of Bamburgh, over his father who was still alive at the time. The following year he was made Ealdorman of York.
As Ealdorman of York he set aside his first wife and married Sigen, the daughter of Styr, one of the richest men in York. Their son Eadulf was born around 1008 and a second son Gospatric was born the following year.
After Sweyn Forkbeard made himself King of England in 1013, Uhtred was forced to submit to the Dane. Sweyn died in February 1014 and asked that his son, Canute succeed to the English throne. The Ealdormen of England, known collectively as The Witan, met and decided to reject Canute’s claim and call for King Aethelred to return as King.
When Aethelred returned, Uhtred swore allegiance to him. He divorced his second wife and married Aethelred’s daughter, Aelfgifu. They had a daughter, Ealdgyth. Aethelred died in 1016 and was succeeded by his son Edmund Ironside. However, Canute had raised a large force and was challenging for the Crown. Uhtred fought with Edmund Ironside against Canute.
After Edmund died in November 1016, Canute became King. He saw Uhtred, a powerful Ealdorman, as a threat. He summoned Uhtred to a meeting and sent him safe passage, however, as he travelled to the meeting Uhtred was ambushed and murdered by Canute’s man, Thurbrand.
Published Jan 16, 2020 – Updated – Dec 4 2024
Harvard Reference for Uhtred the Bold Family Tree:
Heather Y Wheeler. (2020 – 2024). Uhtred the Bold Family Tree & Biography c971-1016. Available: https://www.treesofblue.com/uhtred-the-bold-family-tree-c971-1016. Last accessed December 23rd, 2024