Alfred IV of Tretrid: Difference between revisions

| reign = {{nowrap|September 2, 1729 – November 28, 17691771}}

| succession1 = [[King of SchlesiaSeccera]]

| reign1 = {{nowrap|1750 – November 28, 17691771}}

| predecessor1 = [[Bada I of Tretrid|Bada I]]

| death_date = {{death date and age|17691771|11|28|1701|02|24}}<!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->

'''Alfred IV''' ([[w:Old English|Tretridian]]: ''Ælfræd'') was [[King of Tretrid]] from 1729 and, under the name '''AlfredAlfredo III''', [[King of SchlesiaSeccera]] from 1750 until his death in 17691771. He was the last Tretridian monarch to personally fight in battle, and his warring got him the epithet "Alfred the Warrior."

His reign saw the great expansion of the Tretridian military, as well as the restoration of Tretrid to [[w:great power|great power]] status, which it had lost in the chaos of the [[War of the Tretridian Succession]]. Tretridand wouldthe goensuing toTretridian warAnarchy. withHe [[Ethalriawas (Grandalso Matriarchy)|Ethalria]]responsible duringfor theTretrid's [[Arkianrejection Revolutionaryof War]]Gustafic andUlvriktru, which would startlead warring with [[Norgsveldet]] into the AsatruarUlvriktruar Wars of Religion (though Alfred himself would not live to see it).

His reign would also see a power struggle between the King and the Witenagemot, as the strong-willed Alfred's consolidation of power within Tretrid often brought him at odds with the Witan. WhileDuring his rule, Alfred didwas makelargely severalsuccessful politicalat gainscentralizing againstpower under the WitanTretridian overcrown hisand reignundermining the authority of the Witan. However, theythis wouldstate beof erodedaffairs awaydid overnot thelast nextlong centuryafter his death, as the ideaWitan ofwould democracyregain becamemuch moreof its power and morelargely sidelining the King from public popularaffairs.