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'''Alfred | '''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, | 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 | *[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 | *[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 | *[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/alfred-great Encyclopedia.com: Alfred the Great] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:56, 28 April 2024
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 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
- 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.