Ramiro I (790?-850), became king of Asturias in 842. In 846 the Christian population of León fled before a Moorish attack, and it was not reoccupied until 856 under Ordono I. Events A revolt against Empress Irene leads to Constantine VI being declared sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. ... Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ... 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. ... Events Oath of Strasbourg - alliance of Louis the German and Charles the Bald against emperor Lothar - sworn and recorded in vernacular languages. ... Events The Moors temporarily recapture León. ... The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word Moshiach (Hebrew: משיח, also written Messiah), (and in Arabic it is pronounced Maseeh مسيح). Christian is primarily an adjective, describing an object associated... The city of León, located at 42. ... Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. Juba II king of Mauretania Origins of the name The name derives from the ancient Berber... Events Ethelbald usurps the throne of Wessex from his father Ethelwulf Earthquake in Corinth, Greece, kills an estimated 45,000 Bardas becomes regent for the Byzantine Emperor Michael III Ordono I of Asturias said to have begun the repopulation of the town of León Births Deaths February 4 - Rabanus... Ordoño I (830?-May 27, 866), became king of Asturias in 850. ...