Alfred the Great of EnglandAge: 50 years849–899
- Name
- Alfred the Great of England
Alfred I Wessex; Alfred le Grand
- Name
- Alfred I Wessex; Alfred le Grand
- Type
- also known as
Alfred le Grand
- Name
- Alfred le Grand
Birth | 849 49 34 |
Birth of a sister | … Æthelswith about 851 (Age 2 years) |
Marriage of a parent | Aethelwulf of Wessex — Judith de France — View this family 856 (Age 7 years) |
Death of a father | Aethelwulf of Wessex January 13, 858 (Age 9 years) |
Marriage | Ealhswith of Mercia — View this family 5-6 children 868 (Age 19 years) |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Ælfthryth of Wessex 868 (Age 19 years) |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Æthelflæd of the Mercians 870 (Age 21 years) |
Birth of a son #3 | Edward the Elder of England between 871 and 877 (Age 22 years) |
Death of a mother | Osburh of Wight of Jutie 876 (Age 27 years) |
Location | first lost ground to the vikings, then rega between 867 and 878 (Age 18 years) |
Marriage of a child | Æthelred of Mercia — Æthelflæd of the Mercians — View this family between 881 and 887 (Age 32 years) |
Marriage of a child | Boudewijn II. de Kale van Vlaanderen — Ælfthryth of Wessex — View this family 884 (Age 35 years) |
Marriage of a child | Edward the Elder of England — … Ecgwynn — View this family about 893 (Age 44 years) |
Occupation | king of the Anglo-Saxons between 871 and 899 (Age 22 years) |
Marriage of a child | Edward the Elder of England — Ælfflæd of Bernicia — View this family between 899 and 902 (Age 50 years) |
Death | October 26, 899 (Age 50 years) |
Family with parents |
father |
Aethelwulf of Wessex Birth: 800 25 15 Death: January 13, 858 |
mother |
Osburh of Wight of Jutie Birth: 815 Death: 876 |
Marriage: — |
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himself |
Alfred the Great of England Birth: 849 49 34 — Wantage, Oxfordshire, England Death: October 26, 899 |
3 years younger sister |
… Æthelswith Birth: estimated as close to sibling(s) — about 851 51 36 |
-16 years elder brother |
Aethelbald of Wessex Birth: 834 34 19 |
Father’s family with Judith de France |
father |
Aethelwulf of Wessex Birth: 800 25 15 Death: January 13, 858 |
step-mother |
Judith de France Birth: 844 20 13 Death: 870 |
Marriage: 856 — |
Family with Ealhswith of Mercia |
himself |
Alfred the Great of England Birth: 849 49 34 — Wantage, Oxfordshire, England Death: October 26, 899 |
wife |
Ealhswith of Mercia Birth: 852 28 28 Death: 905 |
Marriage: 868 — |
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3 years daughter |
Æthelflæd of the Mercians Birth: 870 21 18 Death: June 2, 918 |
8 years son |
Edward the Elder of England Birth: between 871 and 877 22 19 Death: July 17, 934 — Farndon, Cheshire |
-2 years daughter |
Ælfthryth of Wessex Birth: or abt. 875 per birthorder — 868 19 16 — Wessex, England Death: June 7, 929 |