Ramiro I of Asturias

Ramiro I
Ramiro's mark on the Celeiro, an 8th-century document confirmed by several subsequent kings
King of Asturias
Reign	842–850
Predecessor	Nepotian
Successor	Ordoño I
Born	c. 790 Oviedo
Died	1 February 850 (aged 59–60) Oviedo
Burial	Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo
Spouse	Paterna
Issue	Ordoño I
Dynasty	Astur-Leonese dynasty
Father	Bermudo I of Asturias
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity

Ramiro I (c. 790 – 1 February 850) was king of Asturias (modern-day Spain) 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.^[1] Architecturally, his recreational palace Santa María del Naranco and other buildings used the ramirense style that prefigured Romanesque architecture. He was a contemporary of Abd ar-Rahman II, Umayyad Emir of Córdoba.