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King Alfred the Great

King Alfred the Great in Winchester
Name: King Alfred the Great
Born: 849
Died: 26th October 899 aged 50
Reign: 871 - 899
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About King Alfred the Great

The only English King to be awarded the epithet 'the Great'. Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself 'King of the Anglo-Saxons'.

Predecessor: Ethelred
Successor: Edward the Elder

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Winchester

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