Ælfræd of Wessex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ælfræd_of_Wessex
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:birthDate 849
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:canonizedBy yes
gptkbp:child gptkb:Æthelflæd
gptkb:Æthelgifu
gptkb:Æthelweard
gptkb:Ælfthryth
gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:deathDate 899
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Æthelwulf_of_Wessex
gptkbp:feastDay 26 October
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ælfræd of Wessex
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy one of only two English monarchs called 'the Great'
first King of the Anglo-Saxons
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Osburh
gptkbp:notableFor legal reforms
promoting education and literacy
defending England against Viking invasion
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:King
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Wantage
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Æthelred_I_of_Wessex
gptkbp:reignEnd 899
gptkbp:reignStart 871
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ealhswith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ælfræd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6