Ramiro I of Asturias

Ramiro I
Ramiro's mark on the Celeiro, an 8th-century document confirmed by several subsequent kings
King of Asturias
Reign842–850
PredecessorNepotian
SuccessorOrdoño I
Bornc. 790
Oviedo
Died1 February 850 (aged 59–60)
Oviedo
Burial
SpousePaterna
IssueOrdoño I
DynastyAstur-Leonese dynasty
FatherBermudo I of Asturias
ReligionChalcedonian Christianity
19th-century imaginary portrait by Isidoro Lozano

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.

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