THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Alfred the Great
king of Wessex (r. 872–901)
Alfred the Great was born in 849 in Wantage, United Kingdom and died on October 30, 899.
Born
in 849
Died: October 30, 899
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Wantage, United Kingdom
- Professions
- writer, monarch, politician
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Wessex
More about Alfred the Great
Family
- Child
- Edward the Elder
- Spouse
- Ealhswith
- Sibling
- Æthelberht
- Child
- Ælfthryth
- Sibling
- Æthelbald of Mercia
- Father
- Æthelwulf
- Sibling
- Æthelswith
- Mother
- Osburh
- Sibling
- Æthelstan of Kent
- Child
- Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
- Sibling
- Æthelred I
- Sibling
- Æthelbald
- Child
- Æthelflæd
All birth date sources
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Questions people ask
Where was Alfred the Great born?
Alfred the Great was born in Wantage, United Kingdom.
When did Alfred the Great die?
Alfred the Great died on October 30, 899.