Alfred The Great

849 - 899  (50 years)

• Name	Alfred The Great,
  Birth	849	Wantage, Berkshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Oct 899  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I3419	Shane and Beck
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Aethelwulf,   b. Between 795 and 800   d. 13 Jan 858 (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Osburh
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ealhswith   d. Abt 905
  Marriage	868
  Children	+ 1. Alfthryth   d. 7 Jun 929  [Father: natural] + 2. Elder, Edward the,   b. Between 871 and 875   d. 17 Jul 924 (Age ~ 53 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F1352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 849 - Wantage, Berkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ALFRED THE GREAT, King of England, 871-899, He was crowned king at Winchester, 871; founded the British Navy, organized the militia, compiled a code of laws, built schools and monasteries, and invited scholars to live at his court. He was a good scholar and translated many books. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles A.D.: 853, 871, 891, 894, 897, 90 1; Dictionary of National Biography Vol. 1: 153-162; Asser, Life of Alfred).

  
  

• Sources

  [S210] Weis, Frederick L, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who came to America before 1700, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore MD; Date: 2004;), Line 1-14, Line 44-15. [S210] Weis, Frederick L, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who came to America before 1700, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore MD; Date: 2004;), Line 1-14, page 2.