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Fruela or
Froila is a
masculine given name of
Gothic origin used in
Spain in the
Middle Ages. The form "Froila" is that
which appears in
Latin inscriptions...
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Fruela II (c. 874–August 925) was the king of
Asturias from 910 to 924 and king of León from 924 to 925. His
father was
Alfonso III of
Asturias and his...
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Fruela I (c. 722 – 14
January 768), also
referred to as
Froila I and
nicknamed "the Cruel," was the King of
Asturias from 757
until his ********ination....
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succeeded his brother-in-law Favila, and was
succeeded by his son,
Fruela I. Alfonso's
illegitimate son, Mauregatus, also
became king, and his daughter...
- his
three sons: León went to García,
Galicia to Ordoño, and
Asturias to
Fruela.
Asturian primacy was
nevertheless recognised,
though Ordoño was of a harder...
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contend with a usurper,
Count Fruela of Galicia. He was
forced to flee to Castile, but
after a few
months Fruela was ********inated and
Alfonso returned...
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death in 924, the
throne went to his
brother Fruela II (924–925), who died of
leprosy a year later.
Fruela's death in 925 was
followed by a
civil war, after...
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Fruela of
Cantabria or
Fruela Pérez (c. 708 – c. 756) was the
second son of Duke
Peter of
Cantabria and
brother of King
Alfonso I of Asturias. According...
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pursue their other enemies,
mainly rebel Basques and Galicians. Thus
Fruela I (757–768)
fought Muslims but also
defeated the
Basques and Galicians,...
- was the son of
Fruela of
Cantabria (son of
Peter of Cantabria);
nephew of
Alfonso I of Asturias; and a
cousin of his predecessor,
Fruela I. His brother...
