Alfred the Great

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Burghal_Hidage
gptkbp:birthDate 849
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Alfred
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wantage
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:canonizedBy Yes
gptkbp:child gptkb:Æthelflæd
gptkb:Æthelgifu
gptkb:Æthelweard
gptkb:Ælfthryth
gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:coins gptkb:Alfredian_penny
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Alfred_Jewel
statue in Winchester
gptkbp:deathDate 899
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:educationReform established schools
gptkbp:era gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Æthelwulf
gptkbp:feastDay 26 October
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Asser's_Life_of_King_Alfred
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alfred the Great
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy only English monarch called 'the Great'
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Great_Heathen_Army
gptkb:Battle_of_Edington
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Osburh
gptkbp:nickname the Great
gptkbp:notableFor promoting education
reforming the legal system
defending England against Viking invasions
establishing a navy
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:literature
learning
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Æthelred_I
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:translationWork translated Latin texts into Old English
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Wedmore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4