Ermezinda (Queen of Asturias)

Ermezinda ( Hormizenda, Ermisinda, Hermesinda ; VIII century ) - the daughter of the king of Asturias Pelayo and his wife Gaudioza , the queen of Asturias, the wife of Alfonso I Catholic , the son of the Duke of Cantabria Pedro .

Ermezinda
Spanish Ermesinda
Ermezinda, Queen of Asturias , thin. Francisco Joaquin Gutiérès de la Vega. 1854. ( Prado , Madrid )
Queen of Asturias
Birth	between 720 and 730
Death	Cangas de Onis
Burial place	Covadong
Kind
Father	Pelayo
Mother	Gaudiosis
Spouse	Alfonso I the Catholic
Children	sons: Fruel I , Vimarano daughter: Adozinda

The exact date of birth is unknown. She was probably born between 720 and 730 years , presumably in Asturias. The date of death is also unknown. After death, her body was first buried in the church of Santa Maria in Cangas de Onis . Her husband, King Alfonso I the Catholic, was buried there.

In a marriage with Alfonso I, Ermezinda had three children:

• Fruela I the Cruel (722-768), after the death of his father, inherited the Asturian throne. He was buried with his wife, Queen Munia Alavskaya, in the church of San Salvador in Oviedo that he built.
• Vimarano (killed in 765) - fell at the hands of his brother Fruela I
• Adozinda - married the king of Asturias Silo ; buried in the church of , in .