Alfonso III the Great ( Spanish: Alfonso III el Magno ; 848 - December 20, 910 ) - king of Asturias , in 866 - 910 years . Son of Ordogno I.
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| Predecessor | Ordogno I | ||||||
| Successor | Fruel II | ||||||
| Birth | 848 | ||||||
| Death | December 20, 910 | ||||||
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| Father | Ordogno I | ||||||
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| Children | , and | ||||||
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Biography
He waged a stubborn struggle with the Moors , having won from them a number of areas north of the Tagus River . The successes of Alfonso III contributed to the internal difficulties of the Cordoba emirate . In an effort to strengthen royal power, Alfonso III entered into a fierce struggle with the feudal aristocracy, led by his sons.
In 879, Alfonso III defeated Muslim troops at Polvoraria-Valdemora.
In 910 he was forced to abdicate in favor of the rebellious sons. The Kingdom of Asturias was divided between the children of Alfonso III: Garcia I went to Leon , Fruel II - actually to Asturias , and Ordogno II - to Galicia .
At the behest of Alfonso III or even he personally compiled a “ Chronicle ” describing the history of the Iberian Peninsula from King Wamba to the end of the reign of Ordogno I [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Alphonse III // Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ed. I.E. Andreevsky - St. Petersburg. : Brockhaus - Efron , 1890. - T. Ia. - S. 589.
- ↑ Chronicle of Alfonso III
Literature
- Alphonse III // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Anonymous authors . Spanish Medieval Chronicles: The Chronicle of Cardeny I. The Chronicle of Cardeny II. Annals of Toledo I. Annals of Toledo II. Annals of Toledo III. . www.kuprienko.info (A. Skromnitsky) (August 24, 2011). Date of treatment November 17, 2012. Archived December 4, 2012.