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Encyclopedia > King of Asturias

This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Asturias. While their existence and dates seem plausible, further verifiable details about their reigns are often scarce, especially for the early ones. The Kingdom of Asturias was the earliest Christian political entity to be established in the Iberian peninsula after the collapse of the Visigothic Kingdom under the twin pressure of internal conflict and external forces, where an Islamic contingent, the Moors, arrived in 711 as the foreign support for one of...

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 part which kept the name of Asturias. Pelayo (in Spanish) or Pelágio (in Portuguese) (690–737) was the first King of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death. ... Events Pelayo established the Kingdom of Asturias in the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain). ... Events Favila becomes king of Asturias after Pelayos death Births Emperor Kammu of Japan (d. ... Favila (Favilac or Fafila) was king of Asturias from 737 to 739. ... Events Favila becomes king of Asturias after Pelayos death Births Emperor Kammu of Japan (d. ... Events With king Kormishosh the reign of the House of Ukil starts in Bulgaria. ... Alfonso I was a King of Asturias (739-757) He is said to have married Ormesinda, daughter of Pelayo, who was raised on the shield in Asturias as king of the Visigoths after the Moorish conquest. ... Events With king Kormishosh the reign of the House of Ukil starts in Bulgaria. ... Events March 9 - A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria Offa becomes king of Mercia. ... Fruela I (d. ... Events March 9 - A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria Offa becomes king of Mercia. ... Events Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman divide the Frankish kingdom after the death of their father Pippin the Short. ... Aurelio of Asturias was King of Asturias from 768 to 774. ... Events Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman divide the Frankish kingdom after the death of their father Pippin the Short. ... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ... Silo was king of Asturias from 774 to 783. ... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ... Events Births Deaths July 12: Bertrada, wife of Pippin III Categories: 783 ... Mauregato, the Usurper, was king of Asturias from 783 to 788. ... Events Births Deaths July 12: Bertrada, wife of Pippin III Categories: 783 ... Events Charlemagne conquers Bavaria. ... Bermudo I (Vermudo or Veremund) was king of Asturias from 788 to 791. ... Events Charlemagne conquers Bavaria. ... Events The Avars invade Europe again, but are defeated by Charlemagne in 796. ... Alfonso II (759-842, king 791), Alfonso Is reputed grandson, bears the name of the Chaste. ... Events The Avars invade Europe again, but are defeated by Charlemagne in 796. ... Events Oaths of Strasbourg — alliance of Louis the German and Charles the Bald against emperor Lothar — sworn and recorded in vernacular languages. ... Ramiro I (790?-850), became king of Asturias in 842. ... Events Oaths of Strasbourg — alliance of Louis the German and Charles the Bald against emperor Lothar — sworn and recorded in vernacular languages. ... Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ... Ordoño I (830?-May 27, 866), became king of Asturias in 850. ... Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ... Events Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes regent of Japan, starting the Fujiwara regentship. ... The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas... 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...

For the later kings, see the list of Leonese monarchs and the list of Galician monarchs. Alfonso III (c. ... Events Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes regent of Japan, starting the Fujiwara regentship. ... 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... Fruela II (875–925) was king of Asturias from the death of his father, Alfonso III of Asturias, in 910. ... 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... Events Alfonso IV the Monk becomes king of Leon Ha-Mim proclaims himself a prophet among the Ghomara of Morocco Tomislav, duke of the Croatian duchies of Pannonia and Dalmatia, is crowned King of Croatia at Duvno field. ... The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas... ... Events King Athelstan of England succeeds to the throne. ... In the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias (850-866), the kingdom began to be known as that of León. ... ...


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