Alfred "The Great" Of Wessex, King Of England^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

849 - 899  (50 years)

• Name	Alfred "The Great" Of Wessex
  Suffix	King Of England
  Nickname	The Great
  Born	849	Wantage, Berkshire, ENG
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Oct 899	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [7]
  Person ID	I5156	Green Tree
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Aethelwulf, King Of England,   b. 801,   d. 13 Jan 858, Winchester Cathedral, London, ENG  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Osburga
  Family ID	F5750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eahlswith Of The Gaini,   b. 852,   d. 902  (Age 50 years)
  Married	868	Winchester, Hampshire, ENG
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F5753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alfred the Great's lineage can be traced back to the recorded history of the Bible clear back to Adam and Eve. You can take it as you will for the truth of it. One example is at ancestrees.com. Alfred reigned as King of England from 871-899. He defeated the Danish in their attempt to conquer England at Edington in 878. He enabled the Danes to keep conquered territories in Mercia and East Anglia if the Danes' King Guthrum converted to Christianity. He then fortified against futher Danish invasion by building a navy of ships to defend himself along the southern coast as well as forts along Wessex. This apparently was needed from the years of 885-886 and again in 892-896. In 886, he gained London as a territory of England. He controlled all of England except for the territories held by Danes. (C-865, 1857)What the military strength of this "Great" King enabled him to do was to spread an amazing idea at the time that helped the world move forward. "Alfred considered learning and literacy to be crucial for the acquisition of wisdom and therefore necessary for men to live in accordance with God's will. During his reign he insisted that freedmen of adequate means learn to read English, and he himself translated Latin texts into the vernacular for the benefit of his people" Encyclopedia Britannica.

  
  

• Sources

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