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-blamed Germany for world war 1 and made Germany pay using money the Germans didn't have. Started an economic depression in Germany which became the starting roots of world war 2. Hope this helps!
An absoulute monarch because i asked my teacher this a while ago.
Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to c. 886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c. 886 to 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex. His father died when he was young and three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn before him