Back Alfred die Grote Afrikaans ታላቁ አልፍሬድ Amharic Ælfred Micela ANG Aliferedi Ogwu Ilile ANN ألفريد العظيم Arabic الفريد العظيم ARZ Alfredu'l Grande AST Böyük Alfred Azerbaijani آلفرد بزرق AZB Бөйөк Альфред Bashkir
| Alfred the Great | |||||
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| King of Wessex | |||||
 Alfred by Samuel Woodforde, eighteenth century | |||||
| Reign | 871 – October 26, 899 | ||||
| Coronation | April 871 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ethelbert | ||||
| Successor | Edward the Elder | ||||
| Heir | Edward the Elder | ||||
| Born | 849 Wantage | ||||
| Died | 25–28 October 899[1] (aged 49/50) Winchester | ||||
| Burial | Hyde Abbey (Now Lost) | ||||
| Spouse | Ealhswith (Alswitha) of Mercia | ||||
| Issue | 5 including Edward the Elder | ||||
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| House | House of Wessex | ||||
| Father | Athelwulf | ||||
| Mother | Osburga | ||||
Alfred the Great (Old English Ælfræd; c. 849 — 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. He was the first king from the British Isles to call himself the 'King of the Anglo-Saxons' and so he is sometimes said to be the first English king. Alfred started the Royal Navy in the 9th century.
- ↑ Weir, Alison (18 April 2011). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. ISBN 9781446449110.