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Alfred the Great

849 - 899

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn before him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred the Great has received more than 21,660,576 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Alfred the Great is the 154th most popular politician (down from 128th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 46th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Politician.

Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. He was the first King of the Anglo-Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". He was also the first King of the Anglo-Saxons to be accorded the epithet "the Great".

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
83
Languages Editions (L)
7.33
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfred the Great ranks 154 out of 15,577. Before him are Simón Bolívar, Cardinal Richelieu, Lech Wałęsa, Maximilien Robespierre, Paul von Hindenburg, and Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. After him are Louis IX of France, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Ivar the Boneless, Darius III, Mehmed I, and William I, German Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 849, Alfred the Great ranks 1. After him are Isma'il ibn Ahmad and Ashot II of Armenia. Among people deceased in 899, Alfred the Great ranks 1. After him are Arnulf of Carinthia, Zoe Zaoutzaina, and Grímur Kamban.