List of Asturian monarchs

This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Asturias. 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 Asturias. For later kings, see the list of Leonese monarchs and the list of Galician monarchs.

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King	Dates	Nickname	Other names	Notes
Pelagius	718–737		Pelayo	Founded the kingdom through the Battle of Covadonga and made his capital at Cangas de Onís.
Favila	737–739		Favilac, Fafila
Alfonso I	739–757	the Catholic		He and and his descendants formed the Beni Alfons dynasty.
Fruela I	757–768	the Cruel	Froila
Aurelius	768–774		Aurelio
Silo	774–783			Succeded through his wife, Adosinda, daughter of Alfonso I. Moved the capital to Pravia.
Mauregatus	783–788	the Usurper	Mauregato	Illegitimate son of Alfonso I who usurped the throne.
Bermudo I	788–791	the Deacon, the Monk	Veremund, Vermudo	Retired to become a monk.
Alfonso II	791–842	the Chaste		Moved the capital to Oviedo.
Nepotian	842		Nepociano	Elected king, though unrelated to the Beni Alfonso.
Ramiro I	842–850			Deposed Nepotian.
Ordoño I	850–866
Alfonso III	866–910	the Great		Kingdom divided between his three sons: García I received León, Ordoño II Galicia, and Fruela II Asturias.
Fruela II	910–925		Froila	Afte his death, Asturias was seized by Alfonso IV of León, while Alfonso Froilaz ineffectually claimed it.