Ælfred "The Great" , King of Wessex, King of England
- Born: Abt 849, Wantage, Berkshire
- Marriage: Ealhswith in 868 in Winchester
- Died: 26 Oct 899 about age 50
- Buried: Newminster Abbey transferred to Hyde Abbey, Winchester
Another name for Ælfred was Ælfred se Greata.
Research Notes:
My information and source can be found at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Burial Notes:
This information is from Wikipedia - Wikipedia
He was originally buried temporarily in the Old Minster in Winchester, then moved to the New Minster (perhaps built especially to receive his body). When the New Minster moved to Hyde, a little north of the city, in 1110, the monks transferred to Hyde Abbey along with Alfred's body. His grave was apparently excavated during the building of a new prison in 1788 and the bones scattered. However, bones found on a similar site in the 1860s were also declared to be Alfred's and later buried in Hyde churchyard. Extensive excavations in 1999, revealed his grave-cut but no bodily remains
Ælfred married Ealhswith, daughter of Æthelred Mucill, Ealdorman of The Gaini and Eadburh, in 868 in Winchester. (Ealhswith was born in 852 in Mercia, died 5 or 8 Dec 905 in Winchester and was buried in St. Mary's Abbey later Winchester Cathedral.)
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