Acha of Deira

Acha of Deira
Princess of Deira
Born	c. 500s AD
Died	c. 600s AD
Husband	Æthelfrith
Issue	Eanfrith Oswald Oswiu Oswudu Oslac Oslaf Offa Æbba
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

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

1. Oman, Charles (1924). England Before the Norman Conquest. Рипол Классик. p. 243. ISBN   978-5-87804-834-7.
2. Fraser, James E. (19 January 2009). From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 136–. ISBN   978-0-7486-2820-9.
3. Adam, David (20 February 2009). The Holy Island of Lindisfarne. SPCK. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-281-06307-9.
4. Lawler, Jennifer (16 January 2018). Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages. McFarland. p. 10. ISBN   978-1-4766-0111-3.
5. Kirby, D. P. (1991). The earliest English kings. London: Unwin Hyman. ISBN   978-0-04-445691-9 – via Internet Archive.