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	'''Alfred ~~tbe~~ Great''' (849 - 26 Oct 899) was a king of [[Wessex]] (871–899), a [[Saxon]] kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to ~~tbe~~ [[Denmark\|Danes]] and promoted learning and literacy.		'''Alfred the Great''' (849 - 26 Oct 899) was a king of [[Wessex]] (871–899), a [[Saxon]] kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the [[Denmark\|Danes]] and promoted learning and literacy.

	Alfred was born at Wantage, Oxfordshire, ~~tbe~~ son of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex and Kent (d. 13 January, 858) by his spouse Osburgha (d.c854).		Alfred was born at Wantage, Oxfordshire, the son of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex and Kent (d. 13 January, 858) by his spouse Osburgha (d.c854).
	In 868AD he married Ealhswitha, daughter of an Ealdorman (Earl) of [[Mercia]].		In 868AD he married Ealhswitha, daughter of an Ealdorman (Earl) of [[Mercia]].

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	==External links==		==External links==
	=== Encyclopedias ===		=== Encyclopedias ===
	*[https://www.ancient.eu/Alfred_the_Great/ Ancient History Encyclopedia: Alfred ~~tbe~~ Great]		*[https://www.ancient.eu/Alfred_the_Great/ Ancient History Encyclopedia: Alfred the Great]
	*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex Encyclopedia Britannica: Alfred]		*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex Encyclopedia Britannica: Alfred]
	*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/a/alfred_the_great.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alfred ~~tbe~~ Great]		*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/a/alfred_the_great.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alfred the Great]
	*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred ~~tbe~~ Great]		*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred the Great]

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	'''Alfred ~~the~~ Great''' (849 - 26 Oct 899) was a king of [[Wessex]] (871–899), a [[Saxon]] kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to ~~the~~ [[Denmark\|Danes]] and promoted learning and literacy.		'''Alfred tbe Great''' (849 - 26 Oct 899) was a king of [[Wessex]] (871–899), a [[Saxon]] kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to tbe [[Denmark\|Danes]] and promoted learning and literacy.

	Alfred was born at Wantage, Oxfordshire, ~~the~~ son of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex and Kent (d. 13 January, 858) by his spouse Osburgha (d.c854).		Alfred was born at Wantage, Oxfordshire, tbe son of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex and Kent (d. 13 January, 858) by his spouse Osburgha (d.c854).
	In 868AD he married Ealhswitha, daughter of an Ealdorman (Earl) of [[Mercia]].		In 868AD he married Ealhswitha, daughter of an Ealdorman (Earl) of [[Mercia]].

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	==External links==		==External links==
	=== Encyclopedias ===		=== Encyclopedias ===
	*[https://www.ancient.eu/Alfred_the_Great/ Ancient History Encyclopedia: Alfred ~~the~~ Great]		*[https://www.ancient.eu/Alfred_the_Great/ Ancient History Encyclopedia: Alfred tbe Great]
	*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex Encyclopedia Britannica: Alfred]		*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex Encyclopedia Britannica: Alfred]
	*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/a/alfred_the_great.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alfred ~~the~~ Great]		*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/a/alfred_the_great.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alfred tbe Great]
	*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred ~~the~~ Great]		*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred tbe Great]

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	*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/a/alfred_the_great.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alfred the Great]		*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/a/alfred_the_great.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alfred the Great]
	*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred the Great]		*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred the Great]



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	==Sources==		==Sources==
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	* Humble, Richard, ''The Saxon Kings'', BCA., London, 1980, p.57.		* Humble, Richard, ''The Saxon Kings'', BCA., London, 1980, p.57.
	* Prévite-Orton, C. W., ''The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History'', Cambridge, 1952, vol.1, p.382.		* Prévite-Orton, C. W., ''The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History'', Cambridge, 1952, vol.1, p.382.

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'''Alfred the Great''' (849 - 26 Oct 899) was a king of [[Wessex]] (871–899), a [[Saxon]] kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the [[Denmark|Danes]] and promoted learning and literacy.

Alfred was born at Wantage, Oxfordshire, the son of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex and Kent (d. 13 January, 858) by his spouse Osburgha (d.c854).
In 868AD he married Ealhswitha, daughter of an Ealdorman (Earl) of [[Mercia]].

Alfred died and was buried in Winchester, Hampshire. He was succeeded by his son Edward 'The Elder', King of Wessex (c.874 - 17 July 924).

==Sources==
<references/>
* Humble, Richard, ''The Saxon Kings'', BCA., London, 1980, p.57.
* Prévite-Orton, C. W., ''The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History'', Cambridge, 1952, vol.1, p.382.

==External links==
=== Encyclopedias ===
*[https://www.ancient.eu/Alfred_the_Great/ Ancient History Encyclopedia: Alfred the Great]
*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex Encyclopedia Britannica: Alfred]
*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/a/alfred_the_great.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alfred the Great]
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred the Great]

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