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Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrǣd [ˈæɫvˌræːd]; 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 his first wife Osburh , who both died when Alfred was young.
Alfred the Great: Son of Æthelwulf. ... Alfred the Great c. 848–849 –899 26th King of Wessex 871–c. 886 1st King of the Anglo-Saxons c. 886 –899: English ...
Alfred the Great King of the Anglo-Saxons 849–899 King of the West Saxons r. 871–899: Queen Ealhswith d. 902 Queen of the West Saxons: Æthelred d. 911 Lord of the Mercians: Æthelflæd c. 870 –918 Lady of the Mercians First Daughter of King Alfred the Great and Queen Ealhswith: Queen Ecgwynn 890s First wife of Edward the Elder: King ...
Its king, Alfred the Great, ... 26 October 899 (13 years) 849. Son of Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburh: Ealhswith of Gainsborough 868 5 children 26 October 899 Aged ...
849 Alfred the Great, the future king of Wessex (r. 871-899), is born to parents Aethelwulf of Wessex and Osburh. 865 Arrival of the Great Heathen Army. 871 April Alfred the Great succeeds his brother Æthelred as King of the West Saxons. 874 Edward the Elder, the future king of England (r. 899-924), is born to parents Alfred the Great and ...
The Battle of Rochester [1] [2] was an armed conflict between the Anglo-Saxons, under the command of Alfred the Great, and the Norse Viking invaders. The Vikings entered at Medway and attacked Rochester, but were unable to seize the town due to strong resistance.
849. Alfred, son of Æthelwulf of ... King Æthelred of Wessex dies and is succeeded by his brother Alfred the Great. [1] ... 899. 26 October – King Alfred of ...
This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian e Bozorg and Hindustani e Azam . In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King" ( King of Kings , Shahanshah ).