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Alfred died on 26 October 899, aged about 50, and was buried at Winchester.

The cause of his death is unknown, while the challenge mounted by his nephew Aethelwold after Edward succeeded him showed that even this carefully strengthened kingdom remained vulnerable to dynastic conflict.

Over the following decades, Edward and Aethelflaed extended English rule, preparing the way for Alfred's grandson Aethelsten, who became the first ruler of a united England in 927.

Alfred had not completed that unification himself, but the power and institutions his family inherited gave them the means to pursue it.

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