Alfred "the Great" King of ENGLAND

Birth:
849
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Death:
26 Oct 899
England
Burial:
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Marriage:
868
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings & Nobles, Eng. 104, p. 300, 342, 343
    2. Royal Line of Succession, A16-A225, p. 6
    3. Hist. Eng. P, 1949, pref. p. 151
    4. George's Hist. Tab., Eng. 102, Tab. 1
    5. Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25, pt. 1, p. 96, 97
    6. Anderson's Royal Genealogies, Eng. 130, p. 738
    7. The Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116, p. 21
HISTORICAL NOTES:
    Alfred ascended to the throne in 871 at the age of 23. After a series of battles, he succeeded in liberating England from the Danish Vikings, Europe's most terrible warriors, who surrendered in 878 with a solemn oath to quit Wessex and accept baptism. During the following years of peace, Alfred rebuilt cities, erected fortresses, trained militia, and encouraged the arts and learning. He reformed the administration of justice so effectively that "a purse of money, or a pair of golden bracelets might...be exposed for weeks in complete safety on the common highways." In an era of ignorance and barbarism, Alfred was an accomplised scholar and a zealous patron of learning. He translated many historical and philosophical works. Both for what he did and for what he was, Alfred has become known to all generations of Englishmen as their best and greatest king. On his death bed, he spoke this message: "This I can now most truly say, that I have sought to live worthily while I lived, and after my life to leave to men who come after me a remembering of me in good works." His five axioms were: (1) A wise God governs. (2) All suffering may be accounted blessing. (3) God is the chiefest good. (4) Only the good are happy. (5) The fore-knowledge of God does not conflict with man's free will.
Ealhswith (Alswitha) [Queen of] ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 852
of Mercia, England
Death:
5 Dec 905
England
Mother:
Eadburh
Children
Marriage
1
Ethelfleda Princess of ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 869
of Wessex, England
Death:
12 Jun 918
St. Peters, Gloucestershire, England
2
Edward I "the Elder" ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 871
of Wessex, England
Death:
924
Farrington, Berkshire, England
Ecgwyn  
Marr:
 
Notes:
                       Line 4668 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
    NAME Edward I "The Elder" /England/

SOURCES:
    1. Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings & Nobles, Eng. 104, p. 342-47
    2. The Royal Line of Succession, A16A225, p. 6-7
    3. Hist. of the Anglo-Saxons, Eng. 36, v. 2, p. 143-197
    4. Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116, p. 21
    5. Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25, pt 1, p. 12-13, 96-97
    6. Burke's Peerage, Eng. P, 1949, pref. p. 251
    7. Tab. Gen. Souv., France 22, Tab. 4, 5
    8. Anderson's Royal Gen., Eng. 132, p. 738
    9. Betham's Gen. Tab., Eng. 133, Tab. 601, 602
RESEARCH NOTES:
    One early English chronicle claims Thyra, the wife of Gorm "The Old", King of Denmark, was the daughter of Edward I; however, all other early sagas and chronicles identify her as the daughter of (Earl) Klakharald of Jutland or Holstein. This is most likely as indicated by her great love and devotion to the Danish people in her efforts to better their conditions and to educate them. Based upon the one supposition mentioned above, however, she was erroneously sealed to the above couple on 28 Sep 1937.
3
Edmund Prince of ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 873
of Wessex, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Ethelgiva Princess of ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 875
of Wessex, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
5
Elfridam Princess of ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 877
of Wessex, England
Death:
920
6
Ethelwerd Prince of ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 879
of Wessex, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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Alfred "the Great" King of England - Ealhswith (Alswitha) [Queen of] England

Alfred "the Great" King of England was born at Wantage, Berkshire, England 849. His parents were Aethelwulf [King of] Wessex and Osburh [Queen of] Wessex.

He married Ealhswith (Alswitha) [Queen of] England 868 . Ealhswith (Alswitha) [Queen of] England was born at of Mercia, England Abt 852 daughter of Ethelred "Mucel" and Eadburh .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Ethelfleda Princess of England born Abt 869.
Edward I "the Elder" England born Abt 871.
Edmund Prince of England born Abt 873.
Ethelgiva Princess of England born Abt 875.
Elfridam Princess of England born Abt 877.
Ethelwerd Prince of England born Abt 879.

Alfred "the Great" King of England died 26 Oct 899 at England .

Ealhswith (Alswitha) [Queen of] England died 5 Dec 905 at England .