King alfred the great biography
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Alfred the Great
King of Wessex ( – c. ); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. – )
"King Alfred" redirects here. For other uses, see Alfred the Great (disambiguation) and King Alfred (disambiguation).
| Alfred the Great | |
|---|---|
Silver penny of Alfred, struck c.&#;– | |
| Reign | 23 April – c.&#; |
| Predecessor | Æthelred I |
| Reign | c.&#; – 26 October |
| Successor | Edward the Elder |
| Born | – Wantage, Berkshire,[a]Wessex |
| Died | 26 October (aged about 50) |
| Burial | c.&#; Hyde Abbey (now lost), Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Spouse | Ealhswith &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Issue | |
| House | Wessex |
| Father | Æthelwulf, King of Wessex |
| Mother | Osburh |
Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrǣd[ˈæɫvˌræːd]; c.&#; – 26 October ) was King of the West Saxons from to , and King of the Anglo-Saxons from until his death in He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brot
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Alfred the Great ( AD - AD)
Alfred the Great ©King of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex and one of the outstanding figures of English history, as much for his social and educational reforms as for his military successes against the Danes. He is the only English monarch known as 'the Great'.
Alfred was born at Wantage in Oxfordshire in , fourth or fifth son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons. Following the wishes of their father, the sons succeeded to the kingship in turn. At a time when the country was under threat from Danish raids, this was aimed at preventing a child inheriting the throne with the related weaknesses in leadership. In AD the Danes attacked the only remaining independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Wessex, whose forces were commanded by Alfred's older brother, King Aethelred, and Alfred himself.
In AD, Alfred defeated the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown in Berkshire. The following year, he succeeded his brother as king. Despite his success at Ashdow
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Alfred was extremely religious
Research shows that during his childhood, Alfred the Great visited the Pope, and the tour, he believed, made him receive blessings with the right to the throne. King Alfred of Wessex established monasteries and persuaded utländsk monks to join or use them.
He was never meant to be king
Although Alfred the Great did not control religious practice in his kingdom, he strived to appoint highly qualified clergy members to lead the church. Additionally, &#;he was never meant to be king.&#; Notably, Alfred had three elder brothers who developed and took over the kingdom before him. Even after AEthelred&#;s död eller bortgång, his previous contract with AEthelred saw him rise to power. He prevented several Viking attacks, something Anglo-Saxons had wished for in the territory&#;s leadership.
He was a master of disguise
A legend claims that Alfred, posing as a humble musician, snuck into the Viking-occupied city of Chippenham before the battle of