King Alfred of Wessex is credited with the unification of England.
Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England.
King Alfred, also known as Alfred the Great, was born at the Royal Palace in Wantage, United Kingdom in 849 AD. He reigned as the King of Wessex for 28 years.
Alfred the Great, King of England, did NOT rule a province. He ruled England, a country, because he was KING of ENGLAND. His kingdom was centred in Wessex, (West Saxons). Inmodern England, itv is the region of southern England into Somerset and Devon.
They were both Kings. Alfred was king of Wessex and became the dominant ruler in England. William was the first Norman King of England
Do you mean Alfred the Great? Because if you do he was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch still to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of his life are described in a work by the Welsh scholar and bishop Asser. Alfred was a learned man who encouraged education and improved his kingdom's legal system and military structure. He is regarded as a saint by some Catholics, but has never been officially canonized. The Anglican Communion venerates him as a Christian hero, with a feast day of 26 October, and he may often be found depicted in stained glass in Church of England parish churches.
Alfred the Great lived in England during the late 9th century, specifically from 849 to 899 AD. He spent much of his life in Wessex, a kingdom in southern England, where he became its king in 871. Alfred is known for his efforts to defend against Viking invasions and for promoting education and legal reform during his reign.
Kent merged with the kingdom of Wessex in 860.
Mercia merged with the kingdom of Wessex in 919.
When Alfred the great defeated the Vikings (more properly the Danes), he only managed to stop the advance of the the Danish conquest of England. England was not a unified country yet and Alfred was only the king of the kingdom of Wessex, land of the West Saxons. Many Danes had been living in England for at least a generation and when Alfred stopped there advance they continued to occupy about half of what we now call England. This part of England, where they Danes (or Vikings) lived and ruled was called the Danelaw.
Yes, King Alfred the Great of Wessex was a powerful ruler who successfully defended his kingdom against Viking invasions and established a legal code. He is also credited with promoting education and literacy in his realm, making significant contributions to the development of England.
King Alfred Was the Wessex King During the Battle of the Wessex People and the Danes