Ruler · 849 – 899
Alfred the Great
Lived 849 – 899; monarch, politician, writer. King of Wessex of Kingdom of Wessex, 871 – 899.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.
- Lived
- 849 – 899
- 50 years
- In office
- 28 years
- one reign
- Lines
- 1
- Kingdom of Wessex
- Left it
- died in office
- read off the dates alone
King of Wessex
Kingdom of Wessex · the 2nd of 4 dated reigns · 672 – 924
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Reigned 871 – 899 · 28 years · came to it aged 22
- Left it
- died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 899, the year they died
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