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Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrǣd ; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and Æthelwulf's first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred…

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Childhood

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King at war

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Born
847–849 Wantage, Berkshire,[a] Wessex
Burial
c. 1100 Hyde Abbey (now lost), Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died
26 October 899 (aged c. 50–52) Winchester, Hampshire, Wessex
Father
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
House
Wessex
Issue
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians · Edward the Elder · Æthelgifu, Abbess of Shaftesbury · Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders · Æthelweard

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Alfred the Great

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Alfred the Great

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Issue · 5
Alfred the Great → Edward the Elder, Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, Æthelgifu, Abbess of Shaftesbury, Æthelweard
Reign · 2
Alfred the Great → 23 April 871 – c. 886, c. 886 – 26 October 899
Born · 1
Alfred the Great → 847–849 Wantage, Berkshire,[a] Wessex
Burial · 1
Alfred the Great → c. 1100 Hyde Abbey (now lost), Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died · 1
Alfred the Great → 26 October 899 (aged c. 50–52) Winchester, Hampshire, Wessex
Father · 1
Alfred the Great → Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
House · 1
Alfred the Great → Wessex
Mother · 1
Alfred the Great → Osburh

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Alfred the GreatBurialc. 1100 Hyde Abbey (now lost), Winchester, Hampshire, England1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatDied26 October 899 (aged c. 50–52) Winchester, Hampshire, Wessex1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatFatherÆthelwulf, King of Wessex1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatHouseWessex1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatIssueÆthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatIssueEdward the Elder1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatIssueÆthelgifu, Abbess of Shaftesbury1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatIssueÆlfthryth, Countess of Flanders1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatIssueÆthelweard1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatMotherOsburh1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatPredecessorÆthelred I1.00infobox
Alfred the GreatReign23 April 871 – c. 8861.00infobox
Alfred the GreatReignc. 886 – 26 October 8991.00infobox
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Alfred the GreatSuccessorEdward the Elder1.00infobox

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