The answer is no. According to every source I researched and tirelessly looked over, Alfred promoted learning, morality, and a fairly governed populace. He was one of, if not the first, King to look at the morality of being a King. He was an empathetic and understanding King. Well-thought, and very composed. Unlike the common image we can all render of an out-of-touch, and out-of-control King; Alfred was not this, at least not according to any source; from the scholarly to the laymen that I could find.
A quick google search will reveal how praised and loved Alfred still is 1200+ years later. Some articles even call him the “Most perfect man in History”.
Source to view:
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/alfred-great-most-perfect-man-history
Alfred The Great 