Pelagius of Asturias

former kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula

first king of Asturias

722 first victory won by Christian military forces after the Islamic conquest of Hispania

thumb|250px|right|Ermesinda of Asturias, by Francisco Joaquín Gutiérrez de la Vega. 1854. (Museo del Prado, [[Madrid).]] Ermesinda (c. 720 or c. 730 – ?; alternatively Ormisenda, Ermisenda, Ermesinde, Ermessenda) was queen consort of the Kingdom of Asturias, wife of King Alfonso I of Asturias ("Alfonso the Catholic"), who claimed right to the throne through his marriage to her . She was the daughter of King Pelagius of Asturias and his queen, Gaudiosa.

cave in Spain

10th-century Asturian Christian ornamented processional cross

Gaudiosa (born ) was, according to later sources, an 8th-century queen of Asturias.

Marian devotions

cultural property in Cangas de Onís, Spain

opera by Saverio Mercadante