ALFONSO de Asturias, son of ORDOÑO I King of Asturias & his wife Munia --- ([848/49]-20 Dec 910). The Chronicle of Alfonso III states that "his son Alfonso" succeeded King Ordoño "in the era 904 (866)"[142]. His birth date is estimated from the Chronicon Albeldense which records that he was 17 years old in the first year of his reign[143]. He succeeded his father in 866 as ALFONSO III "el Magno" King of Asturias. His succession was challenged by Froila Vermúdez, conde in Galicia. King Alfonso was obliged to seek refuge in Castile with conde Rodrigo until the rebel was killed by the king's supporters. The Chronicon Albeldense records the rebellion of "Froilane, Galliciæ comite" in the first year of Alfonso´s reign, the king´s exile in Castile, and his return after Froila was killed[144]. He was also faced with a Basque rebellion in 867[145]. Having pacified internal opposition, he was able to turn his attention to territorial expansion and reconquest from the Moors. He occupied northern Portugal in 868, and resettled the land between the Miño and Duero rivers. By 880, all of Galicia and the northern third of Portugal were under his control. Despite slower progress in Castile and León, King Alfonso was able to force territorial concessions under the peace of 884[146]. Taking advantage of internal conflicts among the Muslims, he was able to strike deep into the heart of al-Andalus during the expedition of 881. He negotiated an alliance with Pamplona, confirmed by his marriage, and together the two kingdoms fought for control over Rioja. King Alfonso moved his capital from Oviedo to León, after which the kingdom was usually known as "Asturias and León". He may have been the first king of the new dynasty to use the title Emperor, although Payne points out that the sources are not unequivocal on this point[147]. Conde Witiza rebelled against him but the rebellion was crushed in 895 with the help of conde Hermenegildo Gutiérrez[148]. "Adefonsus rex" donated property to Sahagún by charter dated 28 Apr 909, subscribed by "Vimara Froilani, Garsea, Ordonius, Gundisalvus, Froila, Ranimirus, Dunninus"[149]. He revived Visigothic court forms, such as the traditional right of royal consecration[150]. The Cronica de Sampiro records the death of "Adefonso…era DCCCXLVIII"[151]. On his death, his territories were divided between his three sons.
m ([869/70]) JIMENA, daughter of --- (-after Jun 912). The Chronicon Regum Legionensium names "Queen Jimena" as the wife of "King Alfonso", when reporting their reburial in light of the threatened invasion of the kingdom of León and Asturias by Al-Mansur[152]. The Historia Silense records that "rex Adefonsus" married "uxorem ex regali Gotice gentis natione nomine Xemenam" when he was 21 years old and had six sons and three daughters[153]. This has been taken to indicate Navarre. The Chronicon de Sampiro records that "Adefonsus filius Domini Ordonii" married "Pampilona…uxorem ex illorum prosapia generis…Xemena"[154]. Sánchez-Albórnoz suggests[155] that she was Jimena de Pamplona, daughter of García I Íñiguez King of Pamplona, but she is not included among his children listed in the Codex de Roda. Settipani, while agreeing that Jimena must belong to the royal family of Navarre, highlights difficulties with this theory while recognising that none of the other possible origins appears viable[156]. "Adefonsus Rex et Exemena Regina" donated property to the church of Santiago by charter "II Non Mai" dated to 899[157]. King Alfonso III and his wife "Ximena regina" donated property to Sahagún by charter dated 30 Nov 904, subscribed by "Garsia, Ordonius, Froila, Ranimirus, Gundisalvus", presumably their sons although this is not stated in the document[158].