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Ethelreda (either the same as or conflated with Octreda or Uhtreda) was a daughter of Gospatrick, Earl of Northumbria remembered in 13th century Cumberland as the mother of William fitz Duncan. She is thought to have been the wife Duncan II of Scotland, though very little is known otherwise very little is known about her.

References

William M. Aird, "Gospatric, earl of Northumbria (d. 1073x5)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , accessed 13 Feb 2009
A. A. M. Duncan, "Duncan II (b. before 1072, d. 1094)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , accessed 13 Feb 2009

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-'''Uchtreda''' was the youngest daughter of [[Gospatrick, Earl of Northumbria|Gospatric, Earl of Dunbar and Northumbria]] and a his wife whose name is unrecorded. She is also the great-great-granddaughter of [[Malcolm II]]. Her date of birth is unknown although she was born probably in the period of 1067-1072.
+'''Ethelreda''' (either the same as or conflated with '''Octreda''' or '''Uhtreda''') was a daughter of [[Gospatrick, Earl of Northumbria]] remembered in 13th century [[Cumberland]] as the mother of [[William fitz Duncan]]. She is thought to have been the wife [[Duncan II]] of Scotland, though very little is known otherwise very little is known about her.
-Very little is known about her. A betrothal had been proposed to [[Duncan II]] by Uchteda's father Gospatrick before Duncan needed the alliance. But in 1093 when [[Donald III]] seized the throne and [[William II of England]] didn't give help. Duncan married Uchtreda to seal the alliance in 1093/1094.<ref>
-{{cite web
-|url=http://www.stanford.edu/~njenkins/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I4807&ged=auden-bicknell.ged
-|title=Uchtreda of Northumbria Queen Consort of Scots - I4807 - Individual Information - PhpGedView
-|publisher=www.stanford.edu
-|accessdate=2009-01-25
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-|first=
-}}
-</ref>
-Once Duncan became king, her coronation is unrecorded.
-After the death of her husband she gave birth c. 1094 to her son by Duncan, [[William fitz Duncan]].
-Her death is unrecorded but her burial place is at Dumferline Abbey, Fife.
 ==References==
+* William M. Aird, "Gospatric, earl of Northumbria (d. 1073x5)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11110 , accessed 13 Feb 2009]
-===Notes===
+* [[A. A. M. Duncan]], "Duncan II (b. before 1072, d. 1094)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8210 , accessed 13 Feb 2009]
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-===Bibliography===
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-===External links===
 [[Category:Anglo-Saxon royal consorts]]