Fruela of Cantabria

Fruela of Cantabria
Dux of Cantabria

A battle of theReconquista from the Cantigas de Santa Maria

Issue

Father Peter of Cantabria
Died c. 758

Fruela de Cantabria or Fruela Pérez (died c. 758) was the second son of Duke Peter of Cantabria and brother of King Alfonso I of Asturias.[1][2]

Biographical sketch

According to the Rotensis and Sebastianense versions of the Chronicle of Alfonso III, he accompanied his brother King Alfonso in the incursions against the Muslim invaders and succeeded in conquering several cities, including Lugo, Tui, Oporto, Braga, Viseu, Chaves, Ledesma, and other places.[3]

Issue

The name of the mother of his children is not known. These were:

Notes

  1. Ibn Hayyan in his work, Al-Muqtabis fi Tarikh al-Andalus describes a Muslim Razzia and mentions those who had been killed in battle. According to this Arab source, in 816: "...was the campaign of Haib Abd al-Karim ibn Abd al Qahid ibn Mugut against the enemy of God Balasc al Yalasque (the Basque Velasco), lord of Pamplona (...) Many of them died, including Garsiya Ibn Lubb (García López), son of a sister of Barmud (Bermudo I of Asturias), the maternal uncle of Idfuns (King Alfonso II of Asturias)".[5]

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