King Of England, Alfred The Great

Birth Name King Of England, Alfred The Great 1a 1b
Gramps ID I21878
Gender male
Age at Death 50 years, 9 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E21292] 849 Wantage, Berkshire  
1c 1d
Death [E21293] 899-10-26    
1e 1f
Burial [E21294]   Winchester  
1g 1h

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father King Of England, Ethelwolf [I21880]about 795857/8-01-13 (Julian)
Mother , Osburh [I21881]after 876
    Brother     King Of England, Ethelred I [I22441] about 840 871-04-23
         King Of England, Alfred The Great [I21878] 849 899-10-26
    Sister     , Judith [I27440]

Families

    Family of King Of England, Alfred The Great and , Ealhswith [F9267]
Married Wife , Ealhswith [I21879] ( * about 850 + 904 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E31099] 869    
1i
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Of England, Alfthryth [I22127]929-06-07
King Of England, Edward The Elder [I21876]875925-07-17

Narrative

[MARSHALL.FTW]

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Holloway, Naomi D, The Genealogy of Mary Wentworth, Who Became the Wife of
William Brewster, Revised Edition, October 1969. LDS Film#1738313 item#5

Moriarty, George Andrews, Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III And Queen
Philippa. Salt Lake: Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, 1985. LDS
Film#0441438. nypl#ARF-86-2555.

Paget, Gerald, The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of
Wales. London: Charles Skilton Ltd, 1977. Nypl ARF+ 78-835.

Previte-Orton, C. W., The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History, Cambridge:
University Press, 1952. Chatham 940.1PRE.

Redlich, Marcellus Donald R Von, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor
Charlemagne's Descdenants. Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941.

Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Euroopaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte
der europaischen Staaten, New Series, Marburg: J.A. Stargardt, 1978-.

Tapsell, R. F., Monarchs, Rulers, Dynasties and Kingdoms of the World. New
York: Facts on File Publications, 1983.

Watney, Vernon James, The Wallop Family and their Ancestry, Oxford:John
Johnson, 1928. LDS Film#1696491 items 6-9.

Weir, Alison, Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy, London: Bodley
Head, 1989. Nypl ARF 89-26908

Weis, Frederick L, Magna Charta Sureties 1215: The Barons Named in the Magna
Charta and Some of Their Descendants. 4th Ed. Baltimore: Gen Pub Co, 1991.

Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists, 6th Edition,
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1988.

Yorke, Barbara, Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England, Seaby:
London, 1990. Quoted in message from Gordon Fisher, of James Madison
University, 20 Sep 1995.
RESEARCH NOTES:
King of England 871-899 [Ref: Weis AR #1, Tapsell p175] King of the West
Saxons 849-901 [Ref: Holloway p18] King #23 of Saxons [Ref: Yorke p134]

One of the greatest men in history. He was crowned King at Winchester,
871, founded the British Navy, organized the militia, compiled a code of laws,
built schools and monasteries, and invited scholars to live at his court. He
was a good scholar and translated many books [Ref: Weis AR #1]
SOURCE NOTES:
date: [Ref: ES II #78, Moriarty p16, Paget p5, Watney #879, Weis AR #1, Weis
MC #161], place: [Ref: Moriarty p16, Paget p5, Weis AR #1, Weis MC #161],
parents: [Ref: CMH p382, Holloway p18, Moriarty p16, Paget p5, Watney #879,
Weis AR #1], father: [Ref: Moriarty p252, Tapsell p175, Weis MC #161]
SOURCE NOTES:
date: [Ref: ES II #78, Moriarty p16, Paget p6, Weis AR #1, Weis MC #161] 899
[Ref: CMH p382] 901 [Ref: Moriarty p252] Oct 28 901 [Ref: Watney #879]
SOURCE NOTES:
place: [Ref: Paget p6]

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
AFN ES:II-78, AR:1-15, MC:161-1, GS4H-XF
 

Pedigree

  1. King Of England, Ethelwolf [I21880]
    1. , Osburh [I21881]
      1. King Of England, Ethelred I [I22441]
      2. King Of England, Alfred The Great
        1. , Ealhswith [I21879]
          1. Of England, Alfthryth [I22127]
          2. King Of England, Edward The Elder [I21876]
      3. , Judith [I27440]

Ancestors

Source References

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