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King Alfred

King Alfred

Male 849 - 899  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name Alfred  
    Prefix King 
    Nickname The Great 
    Birth Apr 849  Wantage, Berkshire, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 23 Apr 871  Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _AMTID 192683754287:1030:204653251 
    _COLOR 25 
    _FSFTID L8MB-ZF7 
    _UID DA59D1FC881C42FBADC74BD0449301034B85 
    Death 26 Oct 899  Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hyde Abbey, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I102691  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2024 

    Father King Æthelwulf, Of Wessex,   b. Aft 802, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 858, Steyning, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 54 years) 
    Mother Osburth Van Wight,   b. 810, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 876, Kent, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 829  Picardie, France. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F46741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ealhswith Of Mercia,   b. 852, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 905, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 868  Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Kingdom of Mercia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Princesse d'Angleterre Wessex, Comtesse de Flandre Aelfthryth Elfrida De Wessex,   b. 871, Devon, Angleterre Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 929 (Age 58 years)
     2. Æthelgifu Of Wessex, Abbess Of Shaftsbury,   b. 871, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 896, Shaftesbury Abbey, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     3. Æthelflæd Of Wessex, Lady Of The Mercians,   b. Abt 869, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 918, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years)
     4. King Edward, Of The Anglo-Saxons,   b. 875, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 924, Farndon-On-Dee, Farrington, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     5. Princess Egwine, Of England,   b. 877, Coventry, Warwickshire, Anglo-Saxon England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 954, Somerset, Anglo-Saxon England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Æthelweard Of Wessex,   b. Abt 879, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 922, Winchester Cathedral, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years)
    Family ID F33135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Oct 899 - Winchester, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 865
      When his 18-year-old brother Æthelred ascended to the throne in 865, 16-year old Alfred was given the title Secundarius by Bishop Asser, to designate he was the successor should Æthelred fall in battle.