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Alfred the Great
King of Wessex
Statue of Alfred at Wantage
Reign 871 – October 26, 899
Coronation April 1871
Full name Alfred
Titles King of the Anglo Saxons
Born c. 849
Died October 26, 899
Place of death ???
Buried Hyde Abbey (Now Lost)
Predecessor Ethelbert
Successor Edward the Elder
Consort Queen Ealswitha
Consort Earlswith
Consort to Ealswitha (Alswitha) of Mercia
Offspring 5 including Edward the Elder
Royal House House of Wessex
Father Ethlewulf
Mother Osburga
Statue of Alfred the Great in WinchesterAlfred the Great (c. 849 - 26 October 899) was king of Wessex from 871 to 899. He was the first monarch from the British Isles to style himself as 'King of the Anglo-Saxons' and so he is sometimes considered the first English king. Alfred started the Royal Navy in the 9th century.
Alfred earned the name 'the Great' by defending the kingdom from Viking invasions. Alfred was a scholar and encouraged education in the kingdom as well as improving the legal system.
He married Alswitha of Mercia (b. 852 - d. 905), known as Queen Ealswitha. She is buried at the Church of St. Lawrence in the Square, Winchester, England.[1]
Alfred died in 899,[1] but it is not known how he died. He was succeeded by his son, Edward the Elder.
[change] References↑ 1.0 1.1 "Queen Ealswitha". Find a grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=638796&GRid=22390&. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
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