Ida | |
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King of Bernicia | |
Reign | c. 547–559 |
Successor | Glappa |
Died | c. 559 |
Spouse | Bearnoch |
Issue | Adda, Æthelric, Theodric, Eadric/Bealric, Theodhere, Osmere, Ocga, Alric, Ecca, Oswald, Sogor, Sogothere. |
Father | Eoppa of Bernicia |
Ida (/ˈɪdɑː/; died c. 559) is the first known king of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, which he ruled from around 547 until his death in 559. Little is known of his life or reign, but he was regarded as the founder of a line from which later Angle kings in this part of central Great Britain claimed descent. His descendants overcame Brittonic resistance and ultimately founded the powerful kingdom of Northumbria.