Polity Kingdom of Asturias (partitioned)

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In 910, the Kingdom of Asturias split into three separate kingdoms: León, Galicia and Asturias.

Establishment

  • January 911: It is generally assumed that the old Asturian kingdom was divided among the three sons of Alfonso III of Asturias: García (León), Ordoño (Galicia) and Fruela (Asturias), as all three participated in the deposition of their father.

Chronology

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1. Partition of the Asturian Kingdom (911 AD)

It is generally assumed that the old Asturian kingdom was divided among the three sons of Alfonso III of Asturias: García (León), Ordoño (Galicia) and Fruela (Asturias), as all three participated in the deposition of their father.

  • January 911: It is generally assumed that the old Asturian kingdom was divided among the three sons of Alfonso III of Asturias: García (León), Ordoño (Galicia) and Fruela (Asturias), as all three participated in the deposition of their father.

Disestablishment

  • January 925: When Fruela II, in 925, reunified the three kingdoms again into a single kingdom, he moved the capital of the kingdom to León, giving life to a new kingdom: the Kingdom of León.