| Name |
Alfred “The Great” [2, 3, 4] |
| Prefix |
King of West Saxons |
| Suffix |
of England |
| Birth |
849 |
Wessex, Britian or Wantage, Berkshire or Dorset, England  [3, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| HIST |
Alfred the Great- King of West Saxons, born in 849 in Wantage, Dorset England, acceded April 23, 871, died Oct 28, 899, buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, reighed 871-899. He prevented the Danish conquest of England, defeating them at Edington in 878, after a campaign of Guerrila Warfare. After his victory he allowed the Danes to keep their conquests in Mercia and East Anglia, provided that Guthru, their King was converted to Christianity. Alfred bult a Navy of Warships to defend the south coasts against further Danish invasions and protected Wessex with a chain of fortifications. He took London in 886, thus gaining control of all of England except the Danish areas. [3] |
| Occupation |
reigned from 871-899 as King of West Saxons [3] |
| _UID |
C378241AB94A4782AD29EAC816A7CBB80D3A |
| Death |
26 Oct 899 |
England [4, 5, 6] |
| Burial |
Hyde Abbey, WInchester, England [3] |
| Person ID |
I22848 |
Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
19 Jan 2008 |
849 - 899 (50 years)