Who was the greatest of the Wessex Kings of England?

Who was the greatest of the Wessex Kings of England?

Egbert - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egbert_of_Wessex

Ethelwulf - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelwulf_of_Wessex

Ethelbald - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelbald_of_Wessex

Elthebert - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelbert_of_Wessex

Elthelred - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelred_of_Wessex

Alfred the Great - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great

Edward the Elder - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder

Elfweard - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ælfweard_of_Wessex

Athelstan the Glorious - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_of_England

Edmund the Magnificent - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_I_of_England

Edred - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edred_of_England

Edwy the Fair - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwy_of_England

Edgar the Peaceable - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_of_England

Edward the Martyr - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Martyr

Ethelred the Unready - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelred_the_Unready

Edmund Ironside - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Ironside

Edward the Confessor - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor

Harold Godwinson - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson

(the question is a bit wrong because the about half of these are just Kings of Wessex while the other half are Kings of England, I went by the list on Wikipedia.)

The Great, obvi.

...Who voted for the Confessor?

The Wessex King sruled over Wessex, not Englad!

There's a reason why Alfred has 'the Great' after his name

Susano said:

The Wessex King sruled over Wessex, not Englad!

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The latter ones did rule over a united England.

But I think he was just talking in geographic terms. Still a bit misleading...

I have to go with Edbert, he was quite succesfull in bring Wessex to the top of the latter. Though, I have to admit, I always like Mercia, and Northumbria more and thus liked Oswald of Northumbria, and Offa of Mercia more.

Alfred did some very difficult things simultaneously; regained a kingdom lost, expanded it, made his possesions secure with his Brughs, reformed the army and social organisation, enhanced learning, the list goes on. He didn't just win a few battles he was a complete ruler who performed across the entire spectrum.

Riain said:

Alfred did some very difficult things simultaneously; regained a kingdom lost, expanded it, made his possesions secure with his Brughs, reformed the army and social organisation, enhanced learning, the list goes on. He didn't just win a few battles he was a complete ruler who performed across the entire spectrum.

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Also founded the Royal Navy ( I don't know if he called it that though) to fight the Vikings. This is obviously an important achievement.

Rex Britanniae said:

Also founded the Royal Navy ( I don't know if he called it that though) to fight the Vikings. This is obviously an important achievement.

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The Royal Nav fought against Vikings? Hoatio Nelson battled against the raiders of Lindisfarne?