Alfred "The Great" King Of England ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

Alfred reigned as King of England from 871-899. He defeated the Danish in their attempt to conquer England at Edington in 878. He enabled the Danes to keep conquered territories in Mercia and East Anglia if the Danes' King Guthrum converted to Christianity. He then fortified against futher Danish invasion by building a navy of ships to defend himself along the southern coast as well as forts along Wessex. This apparently was needed from the years of 885-886 and again in 892-896. In 886, he gained London as a territory of England. He controlled all of England except for the territories held by Danes. (C-865, 1857) ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceeded, Apr 23, 871, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. ⁵

Alfred married Eahlswith OF THE GAINI, daughter of Earl Aethelred OF MERCIA & EADBURH and FADBURN, in 868 in Winchester, Hampshire, ENG. (Eahlswith OF THE GAINI was born in 852 ⁷ and died in 902 ⁷.)

Alfred next married Ealhswith in 868 in Winchester, Hampshire, ENG.¹ (Ealhswith was born in 852 and died in 902.)