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.