King Alfonso ("the Great") III of Asturias, Galacia & Leon 
Alfonso, known as "the Great", was born in 0848 in Leon, Spain. "the Great"'s father was King Ordono I of Leon & Asturias and his mother is Teresa Nunio de Coimbra. His paternal grandfather was King Ramiro Vermudez de Leon I of Asturias and his paternal grandmother is von Galacian; his maternal grandfather was Count Ermengild of Coimbra. He had three brothers and a sister, named "Belchides", Nunio, Nuno and Leodegundia. He died at the age of 62 on December 20th, 0910.General Notes
King of Asturias, Galicia, & Leon
Alfonso III was "the greatest of the Asturian kings, expanded his domains as far as Coimbra in the southwest and Burgos in the southeast." His successor, Garcia I (909-914) moved capital from the Asturia Mtns. to Leon. Alfonso reigned 866-910. {-ref.: Encycl.Brit., 1956 ed.; 21:117.}
Relationship Documented His uncle (great-uncle) was Alfonso II "The Chaste", per documents by Alfonso III concerning a donation of Santa Maria of Tineo to the Church of Santiago of Galicia
866
Alfonso III the Great becomes King of Asturias.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0692
- b.~ 0722 d.ABT 0760/0765
- b.0713
- b.~ 0750 d.0797
- b.~ 0790 d.01 Feb 0850
- b.0700 in Coimbra, Portugal d.0714
- b.0730 in Coimbra, Portugal
- b.ABT 0752/0760
- b.ABT 0820/0830 d.27 May 0866
- b.0848 in Leon, Spain d.20 Dec 0910
- b.0700 in Coimbra, Portugal d.0714
- b. in Coimbra, Asturias d.0760
- b. in Coimbra, Asturias d.0825
- b.0830 in Coimbra, Asturias
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