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Ramiro I of Asturias

790 - 850

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Ramiro I (c. 790 – 1 February 850) was king of Asturias from 842 until his death in 850. Son of King Bermudo I, he became king following a succession struggle after his predecessor, Alfonso II, died without children. During his turbulent reign, he fended off attacks from both Vikings and the forces of al-Andalus. Architecturally, his recreational palace Santa María del Naranco and other buildings used the ramirense style that prefigured Romanesque architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramiro I of Asturias is the 4,640th most popular politician (down from 4,417th in 2019), the 383rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 392nd in 2019) and the 137th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramiro I of Asturias ranks 4,640 out of 19,576Before him are Bernabò Visconti, Moza bint Nasser, Bartolomé Mitre, I. I. Chundrigar, Ranjit Singh, and Tokugawa Iemochi. After him are Theobald II of Navarre, Wu Zixu, Lydia Litvyak, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Ashot I of Armenia, and Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 790, Ramiro I of Asturias ranks 4Before him are Pope Leo IV, Pope Gregory IV, and Íñigo Arista of Pamplona. After him are Li He, Fatimah bint Musa, Euphrosyne, Leo the Mathematician, Berengar the Wise, and Otfrid of Weissenburg. Among people deceased in 850, Ramiro I of Asturias ranks 2Before him is Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. After him are Emperor Ninmyō, and Wulfstan of Hedeby.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ramiro I of Asturias ranks 383 out of 3,355Before him are Antipope Clement VIII (1370), David Villa (1981), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Luis Ramírez de Lucena (1475), Joseph Calasanz (1556), and Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1401). After him are Thérésa Tallien (1773), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Joanot Martorell (1415), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), and Hosius of Corduba (256).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Ramiro I of Asturias ranks 137Before him are Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), Chindasuinth (563), Hisham II (965), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), Juan Negrín (1892), and Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1401). After him are Hosius of Corduba (256), Ordoño I of Asturias (821), José María Aznar (1953), José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960), Martin I of Sicily (1374), and Achila II (695).