Aurelius of Asturias
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| Aurelius | |
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King of Asturias | |
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| King of Asturias | |
| Reign | 768–774 |
| Coronation | 768 |
| Predecessor | Fruela I of Asturias |
| Successor | Silo of Asturias |
| Born | c. 740 Asturias |
| Died | 774 San Martín del Rey Aurelio |
| Burial | |
| Dynasty | Astur-Leonese dynasty |
| Father | Fruela of Cantabria |
| Mother | unknown |
| Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Aurelius (
León, he was the son of Fruela of Cantabria (son of Peter of Cantabria); nephew of Alfonso I of Asturias; and a cousin of his predecessor, Fruela I. His brother, Bermudo I
, later reigned as king from 789 to 791.
Aurelius was chosen as king by the Asturian
El Entrego, nowadays the heart of the municipality of San Martín del Rey Aurelio
.
It would appear that his principal residence and the effective capital of Asturias during his reign was the municipality of San Martín del Rey Aurelio, then part of Langreo. Having reigned six years, Aurelius died there of natural causes in the year 774. The chronicles of the era make no mention of Aurelius having a wife or children. He was succeeded by his cousin-in-law, Silo, husband of Alfonso I's daughter Adosinda.[1]
Historians disagree about the location of Aurelius's remains, as multiple medieval Asturian chronicles contradict one another. The
Church of San Martín de Tours, where there is a tomb engraved "Rey Aurelio."[1] The Estoria de España or Primera Crónica General, written in the 13th century during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile, says that Aurelius' remains were entombed in the municipality of Cangas de Onís.[2] Additionally, historian Esteban de Garibay asserts that Aurelius was entombed next to his father Fruela of Cantabria, in the now-destroyed church of San Miguel in Yanguas, a municipality of the Province of Soria.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c de Caunedo, Nicolás Castor (28 May 1854). "Un cronicón del siglo IX". Semanario Pintoresco Español. 22: 171 – via Hemeroteca Digital.
- OCLC 11366237. p. 132.
- ^ Anguiano Nieva, Mateo (1704). Compendio historial de la provincia de La Rioja, de sus santos y milagrosos santuarios (in Spanish). pp. 582–586.
References
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- Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana (1981) Editor: Silverio Cañada ISBN 84-7286-130-9
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