Ermesinda

For other uses, see Ermesinda (given name).
Ermesinda of Asturias, by Francisco Joaquín Gutiérrez de la Vega. 1854. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).

Ermesinda (c. 720 or c. 730 – ?; alternatively Ormisenda, Ermisenda, Ermesinde, Ermessenda) was queen consort of the Kingdom of Asturias, wife of King Alfonso I of Asturias ("Alfonso the Catholic"), who claimed right to the throne through his marriage to her .[1][2] She was the daughter of King Pelagius of Asturias and his queen, Gaudiosa.[3]

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