Pelagius of Asturias

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founder of state human king nobleman

Pelagius of Asturias was a Visigothic nobleman who became the first king of Asturias and is traditionally credited with initiating the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pelagius of Asturias canonical 11
Pelagius 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of state ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
activeIn Asturias ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
associatedWith Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
cave sanctuary of Covadonga ⓘ
surface form: Sanctuary of Covadonga
battle Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
birthPlace Asturias ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
burialPlace Covadonga ⓘ
cave sanctuary of Covadonga ⓘ
surface form: Santa Cueva de Covadonga
capital Cangas de Onís ⓘ
child Favila of Asturias ⓘ
country Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
deathPlace Asturias ⓘ
Cangas de Onís ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicity Visigothic ⓘ
historicalReputation founder of Christian resistance in Iberia ⓘ
house House of Asturias-León ⓘ
surface form: Astur-Leonese dynasty
knownFor victory at the Battle of Covadonga ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
name Pelagius of Asturias self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pelagius

Pelagius of Asturias self-link ⓘ
Pelayo ⓘ
notableFor founding the Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
initiating the Christian Reconquista ⓘ
resistance to Muslim rule in Iberia ⓘ
opponent Muslim forces in Al-Andalus ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
positionHeld Christian kings of Asturias ⓘ
surface form: King of Asturias
predecessor position created ⓘ
regionRuled Asturian mountains ⓘ
Northwest Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Northern Iberia
reignEnd 737 ⓘ
circa 737 ⓘ
reignStart 718 ⓘ
circa 718 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Cangas de Onís ⓘ
roleIn beginning of the Reconquista ⓘ
spouse Gaudiosa ⓘ
successor Favila of Asturias ⓘ
title Princeps Asturorum ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Covadonga → hasCommander → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Battle of Covadonga → associatedWith → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Kingdom of Asturias → founder → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Kingdom of Asturias → firstMonarch → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Christian kings of Asturias → foundedBy → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Christian kings of Asturias → hasMember → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Pelagius of Asturias → name → Pelagius of Asturias self-link ⓘ
Pelagius of Asturias → name → Pelagius of Asturias self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pelagius
Pelayo → alsoKnownAs → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Covadonga → associatedWithPerson → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
Asturian Christians → ruledBy → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
cave sanctuary of Covadonga → associatedWithPerson → Pelagius of Asturias ⓘ
subject surface form: Cave Sanctuary of Covadonga