Alfonso II of Asturias

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Alfonso II of Asturias was an early medieval king noted for consolidating the Asturian kingdom, promoting Christian resistance against Muslim rule in Iberia, and fostering the cult of Saint James at Santiago de Compostela.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Alfonso II of Asturias canonical 7
Alfonso II 1
King Alfonso II of Asturias 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
king of Asturias ⓘ
ally Charlemagne ⓘ
Louis the Pious ⓘ
associatedWith Saint James the Greater ⓘ
Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
birthPlace Oviedo ⓘ
burialPlace Oviedo ⓘ
capital Oviedo ⓘ
conflict Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Emirate of Córdoba
country Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
deathDate 842 ⓘ
deathPlace Oviedo ⓘ
epithet the Chaste ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
Reconquista ⓘ
ethnicGroup Asturian ⓘ
father Fruela I of Asturias ⓘ
givenName Alfonso ⓘ
knownFor encouraging monastic foundations ⓘ
patronage of churches in Oviedo ⓘ
promoting the cult of relics in Asturias ⓘ
strengthening royal institutions in Asturias ⓘ
mother Munia of Álava ⓘ
name Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
nativeLanguage Romance language of early Asturias ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of the Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
diplomatic contacts with the Carolingian Empire ⓘ
early development of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage ⓘ
fostering the cult of Saint James the Greater ⓘ
promoting Christian resistance against Muslim rule in Iberia ⓘ
supporting the shrine of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Anceo ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Lutos ⓘ
positionHeld King of Asturias ⓘ
predecessor Bermudo I of Asturias ⓘ
regnalName Alfonso II ⓘ
reignEnd 842 ⓘ
reignStart 791 ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity ⓘ
residence Oviedo ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
successor Ramiro I of Asturias ⓘ
territoryExpanded Cantabrian region ⓘ
linked to: Cantabrian coast

Galicia ⓘ
title Alfonso the Chaste ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Asturias → significantRuler → Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
Christian kings of Asturias → hasMember → Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
Asturian Christians → ruledBy → Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
San Julián de los Prados → builtDuringReignOf → Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
Cantabrian dynasty → hasPart → reign of Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso II of Asturias
Cantabrian dynasty → hasMember → Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
Alfonso II of Asturias → name → Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
Alfonso II of Asturias → regnalName → Alfonso II ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso II of Asturias
Camino Primitivo → associatedWith → King Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso II of Asturias
House of Asturias-León → notableMember → Alfonso II of Asturias ⓘ