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Alfonso II of Asturias

759 - 842

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Alfonso II of Asturias (c. 760 – 842), nicknamed the Chaste (Spanish: el Casto), was the king of Asturias during two different periods: first in the year 783 and later from 791 until his death in 842. Upon his death, Nepotian, a family member of undetermined relation, attempted to usurp the crown in place of the future Ramiro I. During his reign, which covered a span of 51 years, Alfonso discovered the supposed tomb of St. James the Great (called Santiago in Spanish) in the town of Compostela, which later became known as the city of Santiago de Compostela. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso II of Asturias has received more than 202,045 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Alfonso II of Asturias is the 3,520th most popular politician (up from 3,831st in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Spain (up from 338th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Spanish Politician.

Alfonso II of Asturias was a king of the Kingdom of Asturias in the 8th century. He is most famous for his victory over the Moors at the Battle of Covadonga.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso II of Asturias ranks 3,520 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kinmei, Emperor Kōgen, Andrew Dickson White, Lycurgus of Athens, Ernst vom Rath, and Henry II, Duke of Austria. After him are Antiochus VIII Grypus, Emperor Seimu, Emperor Ping of Han, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Emperor Taizong of Liao, and Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 759, Alfonso II of Asturias ranks 2. Before him is Theodore the Studite. After him are Asad ibn al-Furat, and Ælfwald I of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 842, Alfonso II of Asturias ranks 3. Before him are Theophilos, and Al-Mu'tasim. After him are Emperor Saga, Langdarma, and Liu Yuxi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso II of Asturias ranks 314 out of 3,355. Before him are Pedro Cea (1900), Isidore the Laborer (1080), George Santayana (1863), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Gérard Encausse (1865), and César Manrique (1919). After him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Lluís Llach (1948), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), and Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso II of Asturias ranks 109. Before him are Marcus Annius Verus (100), Al-Hakam I (770), Sancho IV of Castile (1258), Yolande of Aragon (1384), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), and Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908). After him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Lluís Llach (1948), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), and Francisco Largo Caballero (1869).

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