Alfred Wessex, King Of Wessex

849 - 899  (50 years)

• Name	Alfred Wessex
  Title	King Of Wessex
  Birth	849	Essex, England
  Christening	23 Apr 849	Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Oct 899	Essex, England
  Death	26 Oct 899	Wessex, England
  Person ID	I9914	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Aethelwulf Wessex, King of Wessex ,   b. Abt 800, England d. Abt 13 Jan 858, England (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Oct 856	Oise, France
  Family ID	F5346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ealhswith Mercia, Queen Of England ,   b. Abt 850, West Midlands, England d. 5 Dec 902, Saint Mary's County, Maryland, United States (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	868	England
  Children	+ 1. Edward Wessex, King Of The Anglo-Saxons ,   b. 874, Oxfordshire, England d. 17 Jul 924, Berkshire, England (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Elfthryth Wessex,   b. Abt 877, Wessex, England d. 7 Jun 929, Nord, France (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 849 - Essex, England Christening - 23 Apr 849 - Surrey, England Marriage - 868 - England Burial - Oct 899 - Essex, England Death - 26 Oct 899 - Wessex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 - 26 October 899) was Kin g o f t h e W e st Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 8 8 6 u n t i l his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf an d h i s f i r st wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of A l f r e d 's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn b e f o r e h im. Under Alfred's rule, considerable administrative and militar y r e f o r ms were introduced, prompting lasting change in England.[2] After ascending the throne, Alfred spent several years fighting Viking i n v a s i ons. He won a decisive victory in the Battle of Edington in 878 an d m a d e a n a greement with the Vikings, dividing England between Anglo-Sa xo n t e r r itory and the Viking-ruled Danelaw, composed of Scandinavian Yo r k, t h e n o rth-east Midlands and East Anglia. Alfred also oversaw the co n ve r s i on of Viking leader Guthrum to Christianity. He defended his king d o m a g a inst the Viking attempt at conquest, becoming the dominant ruler i n E n g l a nd.[3] Alfred began styling himself as "King of the Anglo-Saxons " a f t e r r eoccupying London from the Vikings. Details of his life are de sc r i b e d in a work by 9th-century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser.