Monarchy of Asturias

The King of Asturias was the ruler of the Kingdom of Asturias. The title was created for Pelagius of Asturias in 714 after the formation of the Kingdom of Asturias in that year. The monarch of Asturias was nominated and selected by their predecessor, who was usually a close family member. The new monarch was then crowned by a member of the clergy, a tradition which goes back to King Veremondo the Right Believing with his coronation in 771. The title became defunct after the formation of the Kingdom of León in 851 under Queen Gaudiosa the Great