Kings of Deira
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| 559/560 to 589 | Ælla (Aelli) |
ÆLLA YFFING DEIRA CYNING ÆLLA REX DEIRA |
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| 589/599 to 604 | Æthelric (Aedilric) |
ÆÞELRIC DEIRA CYNING ÆÞELRIC REX DEIRA |
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| Bernician Dynasty | |||
| 593/604? to 616 | Æthelfrith | ÆÞELFERÞ ÆÞELRICING DEIRA CYNING ÆÞELFERÞ REX DEIRA |
Killed in battle |
| Deira Dynasty | |||
| 616 to 12/14 October 632 | Edwin | EDVVIN ÆLLING BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING EDVVIN REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA |
Killed in battle by Cadwallon of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia; Saint Edwin |
| late 633 to summer 634 | Osric | OSRIC ÆLFRICING DEIRA CYNING OSRIC REX DEIRA |
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| 633 to 5 August 642 | Oswald | OSVVALD BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING OSVVALD REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA |
Killed by Penda, King of Mercia; Saint Oswald |
| 642 to 644 | Oswiu | OSVVIO ÆÞELFRIÞING BERNICIA 7 DEIRA CYNING OSVVIO REX BERNICIA ET DEIRA |
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| 644 to 651 | Oswine | OSVVINE OSRICING DEIRA CYNING OSVVINE REX DEIRA |
Murdered |
| summer 651 to late 654 or 655 | Æthelwold | ÆÞELVVALD OSVVALDING DEIRA CYNING ÆÞELVVALD REX DEIRA |
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| 654 to 15 August 670 | Oswiu | OSVVIO ÆÞELFERÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING OSVVIO REX NORÞANHYMBRA |
Restored |
| 656 to 664 | Alchfrith | ALCHFRIÞ DEIRA CYNING ALCHFRIÞ REX DEIRA |
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| 670 to 679 | Ælfwine | ÆLFVVINE DEIRA CYNING ÆLFVVINE REX DEIRA |
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