How many days served as regent before his death?
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The last of the kings of the kingdom of Wessex was Alfred the Great, who died in 899. Alfred's son, Edward the Elder, succeeded him as king. Edward was still a minor at the time of his father's death, so his mother, Ethelfleda, acted as regent until he came of age.
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