King of the Anglo-Saxons Alfred of Wessex

849 - 899  (50 years)

• Name	Alfred of Wessex  [1, 2]
  Title	King of the Anglo-Saxons
  Birth	9 May 849	Wantage, Berkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	As a child Alfred won a prize of a volume of poetry in English
  Web Address	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great
  Name	the Great
  Religion	The Anglican Communion venerates him. For Alfred, the key to the kingdom's spiritual revival was to appoint pious, learned, and trustworthy bishops and abbots. He saw himself as responsible for both the temporal and spiritual welfare of his subjects
  _MILT	Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England
  Death	26 Oct 899	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Burial	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	(Winchester Cathedral)
  Person ID	I10991	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	King of England Æthelwulf of Wessex,   b. 806, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 13 Jan 857, Essex, England (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lady Osburgha Mercia of Wessex,   b. 810, Isle of Wight, England d. 13 Jan 876, England (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen of England Wessex Ealhswyth of Mercia, I,   b. 842, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England d. 5 Dec 905, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	868
  Children	1. Countess of Flanders Elfrida of England,   b. 877, England d. 6 Jul 929, Belgium (Age 52 years)  [natural]   2. King of the Anglo-Saxons Edward of Wessex, the Elder,   b. Between 871 and 875, England d. 17 Jul 924, Faringdon, Berkshire, England (Age 53 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F3873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 May 849 - Wantage, Berkshire, England Death - 26 Oct 899 - Winchester, Hampshire, England Burial - - Winchester, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Alfred the Great

  
  

  Places		Statue of Alfred the Great
  		Statue of King Alfred in Wantage Market Square

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.