Bermudo I of Asturias
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Bermudo I, called the Deacon or the Monk, was the King of Asturias from 788 or 789 until his abdication in 791. He was a son of Fruela of Cantabria, a nephew of Alfonso I, and a brother of Aurelius. T
Depiction in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings, c. 1312–1325
Statue of Bermudo I in the north facade of the main floor of the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Alfonso II of Asturias
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Alfonso II, nicknamed the Chaste, was the king of Asturias during two different periods: first in the year 783 and later from 791 until his death in 842. Upon his death, Nepotian attempted to usurp th
Bermudo I of Asturias
…a change in the ranks of the palatine nobility and that Bermudo was thus put forward as the candidate to, like Mauregatus, prevent the succession of Alfonso II, the son and heir of Fruela I. Though the Chronicle of Alfonso III in both its extant versions makes Bermudo out to be a deacon at his succession, this…
Miniature from the Libro de los Testamentos, c. 1109–1112. Alfonso is shown kneeling in prayer before Christ