King Alfred the Great

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Alfred_the_Great

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:King
gptkbp:ancestor	Egbert of Wessex
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Wessex gptkb:Viking_Age gptkb:Danelaw Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:born	849
gptkbp:burial_place	Wantage
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Edward_the_Elder gptkb:Aethelgifu gptkb:Aethelflaed gptkb:Aethelweard
gptkbp:cultural_contribution	gptkb:legal_reforms gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle educational reforms translation of texts
gptkbp:descendant	gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:died	899
gptkbp:historical_period	Early Middle Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	King Alfred the Great
gptkbp:influence	gptkb:literature English law English monarchy English education
gptkbp:known_for	defeating the Viking invasions
gptkbp:language_spoken	Old English
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Wilton gptkb:Battle_of_Chippenham gptkb:Battle_of_the_Moray_Firth gptkb:Battle_of_the_Solway_Firth gptkb:Battle_of_the_Clyde gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dee gptkb:Battle_of_the_English_Channel gptkb:Battle_of_the_Forth gptkb:Battle_of_the_Severn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Spey gptkb:Battle_of_the_Thames gptkb:Battle_of_the_Trent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tyne gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Atlantic gptkb:Battle_of_the_Medway gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_Edington gptkb:Battle_of_the_Irish_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Battle_of_Ethandun gptkb:Battle_of_the_Humber gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Stour gptkb:Battle_of_Basing gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ouse gptkb:Battle_of_Ashdown Battle of Meretun
gptkbp:portrait	gptkb:Alfred_Jewel
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Aethelred_I
gptkbp:reign	871 899
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significant_event	gptkb:Battle_of_Edington gptkb:Treaty_of_Wedmore
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Ealhswith
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:title	gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4