List of Asturian monarchs

This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Asturias, a kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula during the Early Middle Ages. It originated as a refuge for Visigothic nobles following the conquest of Iberia by the Umayyad Caliphate. Following the forced abdication of Alfonso III by his sons in 910, the kingdom was split into three: Asturias, León, and Galicia. All three were reunited in 924 under the Kingdom of León.

For later kings, see the list of Leonese monarchs and the list of Galician monarchs. From 1388, the title Prince of Asturias has been used for the heirs to the Castillian and Spanish thrones.

## List

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Image  | Name  | Life  | Reign  | Capital of Asturias  | Notes

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| Pelagius
Pelayo | c. 685 – 737  | 714 – 737  | Cangas de Onís | By tradition regarded as the first king of Asturias. Elected princeps by local magnates in the old Visigoth manner.
| Favila
Fáfila, Favilac | died 739  | 737 – 739  | Only son of Pelagius. He was elected to princeps on his father’s death. Killed by a bear during a hunt and died childless.
| Alfonso I, the Catholic
Alonso I, el Católico | c. 693 – 757  | 739 – 757  | Husband of Ermesinda, daughter of Pelagius and sister of Favila, and it is through his wife that Alfonso ascended to the throne. First ruler of Asturias definitely to have been known as “king” during his lifetime.
| Fruela I, the Cruel
Fruela I, Froila I, el Cruel | c. 722 – 768  | 757 – 768  | Oldest son of Alfonso I. Assassinated by his own men.
| Aurelius
Aurelio | c. 740 – 774  | 768 – 774  | San Martín | Cousin of Fruela I. Elected by Asturian nobility after the death of his predecessor. There is no record of his having any children.
| Silo | died 783  | 774 – 783  | Pravia | Husband of Adosinda, daughter of Alfonso I and granddaughter of Pelagius. Elected by Asturian nobility after the death of his predecessor. Matrilineal succession is thought to have had a part in his election.
| Mauregatus, the Usurper
Mauregato, el Usurpador | c. 719 – 789  | 783 – 789  | Illegitimate son of Alfonso I. In spite of the election of Alfonso II as the successor to Silo, Mauregato was able to assemble an army and seize the throne. Mauregatus died of natural causes.
| Bermudo I, the Deacon
Bermudo I, Vermudo I, el Diácono | c. 750 – 797  | 788 – 791  | Brother of Aurelius. He was elected king by palatine officials. He abdicated after a defeat in battle, possibly under duress. He reportedly lived a long time after as a monk.
| Alfonso II, the Chaste
Alfonso II, el Casto | c. 760 – 842  | 791 – 842  | Oviedo | Son of Fruela I. First elected king in 783. Although overthrown by Mauregatus, he escaped and avoided being killed. In 791, he was elected king again after the abdication of Bermudo I. Alfonso died without children.
| Nepotian |  | 842 – 842  | Seized power and briefly ruled after the death of Alfonso II, when Alfonso’s designated heir, Ramiro I was not present. On Ramiro’s return, Nepotian was deposed, blinded, and imprisoned.
| Ramiro I | c. 790 – 850  | 842 – 850  | Son of Bermudo I. Designated heir of Alfonso II.
| Ordoño I | 821 – 866  | 850 – 866  | Son of Ramiro II, succeeding his father without election.
| Alfonso III, the Great
Alfonso III, el Magno | 852 – 910  | 866 – 910  | Son of Ordoño I. Alfonso succeeded his father in that throne.

The circumstances are uncertain, but after his death, Alfonso’s kingdom was divided among his three sons, with his eldest, García I receiving the new kingdom of León, his middle son Ordoño receiving the new kingdom of Galicia, and his youngest Fruela what remained of Asturias.

| Fruela II, the Leprous
Fruela II, Froila II, el Leproso | 875 – 925  | 910 – 924  | Youngest son of Alfonso III, and younger brother to García I and Ordoño II. Fruela was given the remnants of the kingdom of Asturias, from which León and Galicia had been created. On the death of Ordoño II in 924, who had inherited León from García I in 914, Fruela became ruler of all three kingdoms created from that of his father.

Fruela is usually considered the last King of Asturias, as under his rule Asturias was folded into León.

## Timeline

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## Family tree

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King of Asturias
685–718-737| | Gaudiosa| | | | | | Peter
Duke of Cantabria
?-730| | | | | | | | | | | |

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King of Asturias
?-737–739| | Ermesinda
≈720/730—?| | Alfonso I
the Catholic
King of Asturias
≈693–739-757| | | | | | | | | | | | Fruela
of Cantabria
?-≈758| |
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Munia
of Álava
≈740-780| | Fruela I
the Cruel
King of Asturias
≈722–757-768| | Vimarano
?-765| | Adosinda
?-785| | Silo
King of Asturias
?-774-783| | Mauregato
King de Asturias
?-783-789| | Creusa
?-789| | Bermudo I
the Deacon
King of Asturias
≈750–788–
791-797| | Aurelius
King of Asturia
≈740–768-774
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Alfonso II
the Chaste
King of Asturias
760–791–842| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ?
Urraca| | Ramiro I
King of Asturias
≈790–842-850| | Paterna
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King of Asturias
821–850-866| | | | | | | |
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Garcés
King of Pamplona
≈860–905–925| | Nuño
Ordóñez| | Alfonso III
the Great
King of Asturias
848–866-910| | Jimena
of Pamplona
?-912| | Bermudo
Ordóñez

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Sánchez
of Pamplona| | | | | | Ramiro
?-929| | | García I
King of León
≈871–910-914| | Muniadona
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Menéndez
d. 921| | | Ordoño II
King of Galicia
≈873–910–924
King of León
r.914–924| | Aragonta
González| | Nunilo| | Fruela II
King of Asturias
≈875–910–925
King of León
and Galicia
r.924–925| | Urraca
bint
Abd Allah
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Kingdom of
Leon| | | | | | Alfonso
Fróilaz
the Hunchback
King of León
?-925–926-932| | Ramiro
Froilaz| | Ordoño
Froilaz
Family tree of the Asturian kings

## See also

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* Kingdom of Asturias
* Astur-Leonese dynasty

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Monarchs of Asturias

* Pelagius
* Favila
* Alfonso I
* Fruela I
* Aurelius
* Silo
* Mauregatus
* Bermudo I
* Alfonso II
* Nepotian
* Ramiro I
* Ordoño I
* Fruela
* Alfonso III
* Fruela II

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Spain in the Middle Ages

Early Middle Ages

* Visigoths
* Visigothic Kingdom
* Suebi
* Kingdom of the Suebi
* (Eastern) Roman Province of Spania
* Duchy of Cantabria
* Duchy of Vasconia

Al-Andalus (711-1492)

* Province of the Umayyad Caliphate
* Emirate of Córdoba
* Caliphate of Córdoba
* First Taifa
* Almoravid Emirate
* Second Taifa
* Almohad Caliphate
* Third Taifa
* Emirate of Granada

Feudal Christian realms

* Kingdom of Asturias → Kingdom of León
* Kingdom of Galicia
* County of Castile
* Kingdom of Castile → Crown of Castile (Castile-León)
* Kingdom of Toledo
* Catalan counties (County of Barcelona) → Principality of Catalonia
* Kingdom of Pamplona → Kingdom of Navarre
* Kingdom of Viguera
* Kingdom of Najera
* Kingdom of Artajona [eu]
* County of Aragon → Kingdom of Aragon → Crown of Aragon
* Kingdom of Majorca
* Kingdom of Valencia

* Visigothic monarchs
* Suebic monarchs
* Monarchs of al-Andalus
* Monarchs of Aragon
* Monarchs of Asturias
* Monarchs of Barcelona/Catalonia
* Monarchs of Castile
* Monarchs of Galicia
* Monarchs of Granada
* Monarchs of León
* Monarchs of Majorca
* Monarchs of Navarre
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* Military orders

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Lists of monarchs of the Iberian Peninsula

* Umayyad governors of al-Andalus
* Almohad caliphs
* Almoravid emirs
* co-princes of Andorra
* monarchs of Aragon (family tree)
* monarchs of Asturias
* monarchs of Castile (family tree)
* princes of Catalonia (Catalan counts)
* emirs and caliphs of Córdoba
* monarchs of Galicia (including Suebi, Visigoths and Asturia)
* sultans of Granada
* Imperator totius Hispaniae
* monarchs of León
* monarchs of Majorca
* monarchs of Navarre (family tree)
* monarchs of Portugal (family tree)
* monarchs of Spain (family tree)
* monarchs of Valencia
* monarchs of Viguera
* Visigothic kings

See also: Taifa kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula
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