Edward the Elder Edward the Elder Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of Alfred's elder brother and predecessor, Æthelred. Alfred had succeeded Æthelred as king of Wessex in 871, and almost faced defeat against the Danish Vikings until his decisive victory at the Battle of Edington in 878. After the
HMS King Alfred (shore establishment 1939) of ten weeks, the first two weeks at HMS "King Alfred II", then six weeks at HMS "King Alfred III" and the final four weeks at Hove. Upon successful completion of the course, the men emerged as Temporary Acting Probationary Sub-Lieutenants and attended further training at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich before being posted operationally. Training ended in December 1945, HMS "King Alfred II" had closed in October that year and HMS "King Alfred III" closed in December 1945. In January 1946 HMS "King Alfred" moved to Exbury near Southampton and the Hove site became HMS "King Alfred II". This