Ramiro I | |
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King of Asturias | |
Reign | 842–850 |
Predecessor | Nepotian |
Successor | Ordoño I |
Born | c. 790 Oviedo |
Died | 1 February 850 (aged 59–60) Oviedo |
Burial | |
Spouse | Paterna |
Issue | Ordoño I |
Dynasty | Astur-Leonese dynasty |
Father | Bermudo I of Asturias |
Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Ramiro I (c. 790 – 1 February 850) was king of Asturias (modern-day Spain) from 842 until his death in 850. Son of King Bermudo I, he became king following a succession struggle after his predecessor, Alfonso II, died without children. During his turbulent reign, he fended off attacks from both Vikings and the forces of al-Andalus.[1] Architecturally, his recreational palace Santa María del Naranco and other buildings used the ramirense style that prefigured Romanesque architecture. He was a contemporary of Abd ar-Rahman II, Umayyad Emir of Córdoba.