List of Asturian monarchs
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This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Asturias
. During the reign of Ordoño I, the kingdom of Asturias progressively came to be known as the Kingdom of León
. The kingdom was split in 910 and Fruela received the Asturias. For later kings, see the list of Leonese monarchs and the list of Galician monarchs.
Kingdom of Asturias
The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania...
. During the reign of Ordoño I, the kingdom of Asturias progressively came to be known as the Kingdom of León
Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...
. The kingdom was split in 910 and Fruela received the Asturias. For later kings, see the list of Leonese monarchs and the list of Galician monarchs.
List
| King | Dates | Nickname | Other names | Notes |
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| Pelagius | 718–737 | Pelayo | Founded the kingdom through the Battle of Covadonga Battle of Covadonga The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711... and made his capital at Cangas de Onís Cangas de Onis Cangas de Onís is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the northwest of Spain. The capital of the municipality is also Cangas de Onís.... . |
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| Favila Favila of Asturias Fafila, Favila, or Favilac was the second King of Asturias from 737 until his death. He was the only son and successor of Pelagius, the first Asturian monarch. In 737 he founded the church of Santa Cruz, probably in his capital of Cangas de Onís, but aside from this, nothing else about his reign... |
737–739 | Favilac, Fafila | ||
| Alfonso I Alfonso I of Asturias Alfonso I , called the Catholic , was the King of Asturias from 739 to his death in 757.He was son of Duke Peter of Cantabria and held many lands in that region. He may have been the hereditary chief of the Basques, but this is uncertain... |
739–757 | the Catholic | He and his descendants formed the Beni Alfons dynasty. | |
| Fruela I Fruela I of Asturias Fruela I , called the Cruel, was the King of Asturias from 757 until his death, when he was assassinated. He was the eldest son of Alfonso I and continued the work of his father.... |
757–768 | the Cruel | Froila | |
| Aurelius Aurelius of Asturias Aurelius was the King of Asturias from 768 to his death.Born in León, he was the son of Fruela and nephew of Alfonso I of Asturias. He was thus a cousin of his predecessor Fruela the Cruel... |
768–774 | Aurelio | ||
| Silo Silo of Asturias Silo was the king of Asturias from 774 to 783. He succeeded Aurelius, having married Adosinda, daughter of Alfonso I.He transferred the capital from Cangas de Onís to the village of Pravia, which was closer to the centre of the kingdom. He was a local magnate of the region around Pravia... |
774–783 | Succeeded through his wife, Adosinda Adosinda Adosinda was the queen of Asturias during the reign of her husband, Silo, from 774 to 783. She was a daughter of Alfonso I and Ermesinda, daughter of the first Asturian king, Pelayo. She was a sister of Fruela I.... , daughter of Alfonso I. Moved the capital to Pravia Pravia Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas.Since 774, when King Silo... . |
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| Mauregatus Mauregatus of Asturias Mauregatus the Usurper was the king of Asturias from 783 to 788 or 789. He was an illegitimate son of Alfonso I, supposedly by a Moorish serf. He usurped the throne on the death of Silo, his brother-in-law... |
783–788 | the Usurper | Mauregato | Illegitimate son of Alfonso I who usurped the throne. |
| Bermudo I Bermudo I of Asturias Bermudo I , called the Deacon or the Monk, was the King of Asturias from 788 or 789 until his abdication in 791. He was a son of Fruela, brother of Alfonso I, and a brother of Aurelius... |
788–791 | the Deacon, the Monk | Veremund, Vermudo | Retired to become a monk. |
| Alfonso II Alfonso II of Asturias Alfonso II , called the Chaste, was the king of Asturias from 791 to his death, the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia.He was born in Oviedo in 759 or 760. He was put under the guardianship of his aunt Adosinda after his father's death, but one tradition relates his being put in the monastery of... |
791–842 | the Chaste | Moved the capital to Oviedo Oviedo Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city.... . |
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| Nepotian | 842 | Nepociano | Elected king, though unrelated to the Beni Alfonso. | |
| Ramiro I Ramiro I of Asturias Ramiro I was King of Asturias from 842 until his death. Son of Bermudo I, he succeeded Alfonso II.First, he had to deal with the usurper Nepocian, defeating him at the Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana, by the river Narcea. Ramiro then removed the system of election which allowed his family to be... |
842–850 | Deposed Nepotian. | ||
| Ordoño I Ordoño I of Asturias Ordoño I was King of Asturias from 850 until his death.-Biography:He was born in Oviedo, where he spent his early life in the court of Alfonso II. He was probably associated with the crown from an early age. He was probably raised in Lugo, capital of the province of Galicia, of which his father,... |
850–866 | |||
| Alfonso III Alfonso III of León Alfonso III , called the Great, was the king of León, Galicia and Asturias from 866 until his death. He was the son and successor of Ordoño I. In later sources he is the earliest to be called "Emperor of Spain"... |
866–910 | the Great | Kingdom divided between his three sons: García I García I of León García I was the King of León from 910 until his death and eldest of three succeeding sons of Alfonso III the Great by his wife Jimena.... received León, Ordoño II Ordoño II of León Ordoño II was king of Galicia from 910, and king of Galicia and León from 914 until his death. He was the second son of King Alfonso III the Great and his wife, Jimena of Pamplona.... Galicia, and Fruela II Asturias. |
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| Fruela II | 910–925 | Froila | After his death, Asturias was seized by Alfonso IV of León Alfonso IV of León Alfonso IV , called the Monk, was King of León from 925 and King of Galicia from 929, until he abdicated in 931.... , while Alfonso Fróilaz Alfonso Froilaz Alfonso Fróilaz, called the Hunchback or, in Spanish, el Jorobado, was the king of Galicia for a short time, from 925 to 926. He seems to have claimed Asturias and León as well, as the inheritor of Fruela II, but was driven from the realm by his cousins Sancho, Alfonso, and Ramiro, the sons of... ineffectually claimed it. |