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Encyclopedia > Garcia I of Leon
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García I (c.871914) was king of León from 910 until his death and one of three succeeding sons of Alfonso III the Great. Events Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. ... Events Town of Warwick, England founded on the River Avon Vikings conquer much of Ireland Byzantine Empire battles with Bulgaria over city of Adrianople, which changes hands several times Reconstruction of Nanjing after a long dissertation; it marked the beginning of contemporary Nanjing City. ... This is a list of kings and queens of Castile. ... Events Foundation of the Benedictine monastery of Cluny Chinese Zhou dynasty monarch 懿王 yi4 wang2 is succeeded by 孝王 xiao4 wang2 Hashavarman I succeeds Yasovarman I as ruler of the Khmer empire Gabriel I of Alexandria becomes Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church Garcia I of Leon becomes king Ordono... Alfonso III (c. ...


Upon Alfonso's death in 910, his sons divided the kingdom of Asturias. León went to García, Galicia to Ordoño, and Asturias to Fruela. Asturian primacy was nevertheless recognised. The Kingdom of Asturias was the first Christian nation to be established in the Iberian peninsula after it was conquered by the Islamic Moors in 711. ... Geographically, one of the most important features of Galicia is the presence of many fjord-like indentations on the coast, estuaries that were drowned with rising sea levels after the ice age. ... Capital Oviedo Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th  10 604 km²  2,1% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 12th  1 056 789  2,5%  99,65/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Asturian  â€“ Spanish  Asturian  asturianu/a,  asturiano/a Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate seats... Fruela II (875–925) was king of Asturias from the death of his father, Alfonso III of Asturias, in 910. ...


At his death in Zamora he had no heirs and his kingdom passed to Ordoño. Zamora may refer to Geography Mexico Zamora de Hidalgo Zamora Municipality, Michoacán Spain Zamora, Spain Zamora (province) Venezuela Zamora Municipality, Aragua Zamora Municipality, Miranda People Ezequiel Zamora Bobby Zamora This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


Reference

  • http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/ancient/il/iberia01.htm#link2
Preceded by:
Alfonso III
King of Leon
910914
Succeeded by:
Ordoño II of Leon


 

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