Who is who on the Alfred the Great family tree
Who was alive
All 23 people on the chart are listed.
| Portrait | Person | Years | Life | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EgbertKing of Wessex, 802 to 839 | ?–839 | Grandfather of Alfred. | Find on the chart |
 | ÆthelwulfKing of Wessex, 839 to 858 | ?–858 | Father of Alfred. Sources8 | Find on the chart |
 | OsburhMother of Alfred | Not recorded | Known only from Asser. | Find on the chart |
 | Judith of FlandersQueen of Wessex | c. 843–aft. 870 | Wife of Æthelwulf and then of Æthelbald. Sources10 | Find on the chart |
| K | Æthelstan of KentEldest brother of Alfred | ?–c. 852 | King of Kent from 839. Sources11 | Find on the chart |
 | ÆthelswithQueen of Mercia | c. 838–888 | She died at Pavia in 888. Sources12 | Find on the chart |
 | BurgredKing of Mercia | Not recorded | He died in exile at Rome. Sources2 | Find on the chart |
 | ÆthelbaldKing of Wessex, 858 to 860 | c. 835–860 | Buried at Sherborne. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | ÆthelberhtKing of Wessex, 860 to 865 | c. 839–865 | Buried at Sherborne. Sources2 | Find on the chart |
 | Æthelred IKing of Wessex, 865 to 871 | c. 848–871 | Buried at Wimborne Minster. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | Alfred the GreatKing of the Anglo-Saxons | 849–899 | Born at Wantage in 849. | Find on the chart |
| E | EalhswithWife of Alfred | ?–902 | Founder of Nunnaminster. | Find on the chart |
| ÆthelwoldSon of Æthelred I | ?–902 | Killed at the Holme in 902. Sources16 | Find on the chart | |
| M | Æthelred of MerciaLord of the Mercians | ?–911 | Husband of Æthelflæd. Sources18 | Find on the chart |
 | ÆthelflædLady of the Mercians | c. 870–918 | Eldest child of Alfred. | Find on the chart |
 | Edward the ElderKing, 899 to 924 | c. 874–924 | Elder son of Alfred. | Find on the chart |
| E | EcgwynnMother of Æthelstan | Not recorded | No contemporary record names her. Sources20 | Find on the chart |
| ÆthelgifuAbbess of Shaftesbury | Not recorded | Third child of Alfred. Sources1 | Find on the chart | |
 | ÆlfthrythCountess of Flanders | c. 877–929 | Wife of Baldwin II. Sources21 | Find on the chart |
 | Baldwin IICount of Flanders | c. 865–918 | Son of Judith by Baldwin I. Sources22 | Find on the chart |
| ÆthelweardYounger son of Alfred | c. 880–920? | Schooled in Latin and English. | Find on the chart | |
| ÆlfwynnLady of the Mercians in 918 | c. 888–aft. 918 | Only known child of Æthelflæd. Sources24 | Find on the chart | |
 | ÆthelstanKing of the English | c. 894–939 | Grandson of Alfred. | Find on the chart |
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The files are drawn in this browser from the chart of the article, with the credit of every portrait under it.
Sources
Every source of this Alfred the Great family tree was opened on 10 November 2026. Wikipedia is cited only for details that Asser, the Chronicle and The Royal Family do not give.
Project Gutenberg
The Royal Family
Wikipedia
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex
- Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
- Osburh
- Judith of Flanders
- Æthelstan of Kent
- Æthelswith
- Æthelred I of Wessex
- Alfred the Great
- Ealhswith
- Æthelwold ætheling
- Æthelflæd
- Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians
- Edward the Elder
- Ecgwynn
- Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
- Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders
- Æthelweard (son of Alfred)
- Ælfwynn
- Æthelstan
Portrait credits
Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.
- Egbert, Unknown author, late 13th century.
- Æthelwulf, Unknown author, about 1320.
- Osburh, Alfred Stevens, 1848.
- Judith of Flanders, Jan van der Asselt, 1372.
- Æthelswith, Unknown author, about 1220.
- Burgred, PHGCOM, 2009.
- Æthelbald, Unknown author, about 1300 to 1340.
- Æthelberht, Unknown author, about 1300 to 1340.
- Æthelred I, Unknown author, about 1300 to 1340.
- Alfred the Great, Unknown author, about 1300 to 1340.
- Æthelflæd, Unknown author, about 1300 to 1340.
- Edward the Elder, Unknown author, about 1300 to 1340.
- Ælfthryth, Unknown author, 15th century.
- Baldwin II, Unknown author, 15th century.
- Æthelstan, Unknown author, about 930.
- King Æthelstan presents a book to Saint Cuthbert in a manuscript of about 930, the oldest picture of an English king made in his lifetime, Unknown author, about 930.
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