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'''Alfred | '''Alfred tbe Great''' (849 - 26 Oct 899) was a king of [[Wessex]] (871โ899), 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, | 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 | *[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 | *[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 | *[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred tbe Great] | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 26 April 2024
Alfred tbe Great (849 - 26 Oct 899) was a king of Wessex (871โ899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to tbe 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). 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
- Humble, Richard, The Saxon Kings, BCA., London, 1980, p.57.
- Prรฉvite-Orton, C. W., The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History, Cambridge, 1952, vol.1, p.382.