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Birth:           848 
Death:          20 Dec  910 

Notes
dismissed as King in abt 905
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garc%C3%ADa_%C3%8D%C3%B1iguez_of_Pamplona
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_III_of_Asturias
Alfonso III (c.?848 – 20 December 910), called the Great, was the king of León, 
Galicia and Asturias from 866 until his death. He was the son and successor of 
Ordoño I. In later sources he is the earliest to be called "Emperor of Spain." He was 
also titled "Prince of all Galicia" (Princeps totius Galletiae[1]).

Life[edit]

Alfonso's reign was notable for his comparative success in consolidating the kingdom 
during the weakness of the Umayyad princes of Córdoba. He fought against and 
gained numerous victories over the Muslims of al-Andalus.[2]

During the first year of his reign, he had to contend with a usurper, Count Fruela of 
Galicia. He was forced flee to Castile, but after a few months Fruela was assassinated 
and Alfonso returned to Oviedo.

He defeated a Basque rebellion in 867 and, much later, a Galician one as well. He 
conquered Oporto and Coimbra in 868 and 878 respectively. In about 869, he formed 
an alliance with the Kingdom of Pamplona, and solidified this link by marrying Jimena, 
who is thought to have been daughter of king García Íñiguez, or less likely, a member 
of the Jiménez dynasty, and also married his sister Leodegundia to a prince of 
Pamplona.

He ordered the creation of three chronicles which presented the theory that the 
kingdom of Asturias was the rightful successor of the old Visigothic kingdom. He was 
also a patron of the arts, like his grandfather before him. He built the church of Santo 
Adriano de Tuñón. According to a letter of disputed authenticity dated to 906, the 
Epistola Adefonsi Hispaniae regis, Alfonso arranged to purchase an "imperial crown" 
from the cathedral of Tours.[3]

A year before his death, three of Alfonso's sons rose in rebellion and forced him to 
abdicate, partitioning the kingdom among them. The eldest son, García, became king 
of León. The second son, Ordoño, reigned in Galicia, while the third, Fruela, received 
Asturias with Oviedo as his capital. Alfonso died in Zamora, probably in 910. His 
former realm would be reunited when first García died childless and León passed to 
Ordoño. He in turn died when his children were too young to ascend, Fruela became 
king of a reunited crown. His death the next year initiated a series of internecine 
struggles that led to unstable succession for over a century.

Parents
____ Ordono I (ABT  821 - 27 May  866)
____ Muniadona (ABT  830 - )

Siblings
____ Alfonso III "the Great" ( 848 - 20 Dec  910)
ORDONEZ Nunio (ABT  850 - AFT  900)

Marriage To GARCES Jimena (ABT  845 - )
    m. ABT  873 

Notes

Parents
INIGUEZ Garcia I (ABT  805 -  882)
____ Urraca ()

Children by GARCES Jimena ABT  845 - 
____ Ordono II (ABT  873 - 3 Jan  924)

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