When crowned British king in 1714, he spoke no English & had to have the ceremony described to him in Latin
But by 
1376, the war between the Frankish king Charles V, and the English had caused 
such .... Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the
... [DOC] [TLE] Wikijunior:Kings and Queens of England/The Whole Book - Wikibooks [PAR] He became king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in 871, ... 
Alfred had only just been crowned, and now had to face the invaders at his 
borders.