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Pélage le Conquérant

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Pélage le Conquérant

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Also known as Don Pelayo, Pelagius of Asturias, Pelayo, King of Asturias

premier roi des Asturies (718-737)

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Pelagius was a warrior who became the first king of the Kingdom of Asturias in the early 8th century, following the Muslim conquest of most of the Iberian Peninsula. He is historically significant as a foundational figure in what would become the Reconquista, the centuries-long Christian effort to reclaim territory in medieval Spain.

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Key facts

Reign
718–737
Successor
Favila of Asturias
Born
c. 685
Burial
Santa Cueva de Covadonga
Consort
Gaudiosa
Issue
Favila of Asturias Ermesinda of Asturias
Dynasty
Astur-Leonese dynasty
Father
Favila of Cantabria [ gl ]
Religion
Chalcedonian Christianity

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Spouse
Gaudiosa
Father
Favila
Occupation
aristocrat
Languages spoken
Vulgar Latin
Noble title
monarch
Image
Pelagius of Asturias.jpg
Number of children
2
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Commons category
Pelayo I of Asturias
date of death
0737-00-00
Commons gallery
Pelayo
date of birth
0700-00-00
name in native language
Pelagius
birth name
Pelagius
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Pélage (en latin Pelagius, en espagnol Don Pelayo), né à la fin du VIIe siècle probablement en Cantabrie, mort en 737 à Cangas de Onís (Asturies), est le premier roi des Asturies. Il règne de 718 à 737.

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