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| Statue of King Alfred by Count Gleichen (1833 – 1891) |
The statue of Alfred The Great (shown above) located in Wantage, Oxfordshire was sculpted by an aristocrat, Count Gleichen.
Born in Langenburg, Germany, Count Gleichen joined the Royal Navy and became resident in Britain. He was related to Queen Victoria, being the son of her half-sister, Princess Feodora.
In Germany he was known as Prinz Viktor zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Photograph © Charles McCreery 2012