List of Asturian monarchs

Template:Short description 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

Image	Name	Life	Reign	Capital of Asturias	Notes
File:Don Pelayo, rey de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Don Favila, rey de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Alfonso I el Católico, rey de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Fruela I de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Don Aurelio, rey de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Silo, rey de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:El rey Mauregato de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Bermudo I el Diácono (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Alfonso II el Casto, rey de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	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.
File:Ramiro I de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	Ramiro I	c. 790 – 850	842 – 850		Son of Bermudo I. Designated heir of Alfonso II.
File:Ordoño I de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg	Ordoño I	821 – 866	850 – 866		Son of Ramiro II, succeeding his father without election.
File:Afonso III o Magno (Tumbo A), r.jpg	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.
File:Fruela II de León (Museo del Prado).jpg	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

File:Dinastia Astur-Leonesa.jpg

Family tree of the Asturian kings

See also

• Kingdom of Asturias
• Astur-Leonese dynasty