{"slug": "ordono-ii-of-leon", "label": "Ordoño II of León", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordo%C3%B1o_II_of_Le%C3%B3n", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333676", "qid": "Q333676", "description": "King of Galicia and then Leon (c.873–924)", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [873, 925], "span_label": ["873 CE", "925 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-leon", "label": "Kingdom of León", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-galicia", "label": "Kingdom of Galicia", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "fruela-ii-of-asturias", "label": "Fruela II of Asturias", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-asturias", "label": "Kingdom of Asturias", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "zamora-spain", "label": "Zamora, Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "leon-spain", "label": "León, Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "moors", "label": "Moors", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-pamplona", "label": "Kingdom of Pamplona", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "june", "label": "June", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "alfonso-iii-of-asturias", "label": "Alfonso III of Asturias", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "umayyad-caliphate", "label": "Umayyad Caliphate", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 873, "year_label": "873 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Ordoño II, king of Galicia and León (d. 924)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267072669#Births", "title": "873", "revid": 1267072669, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 910, "year_label": "910 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Summer – King Alfonso III of Asturias is forced to abdicate the throne and partitions the kingdom among his three sons. The eldest son, García I, becomes king of León. The second son, Ordoño II, reigns in Galicia, while the third, Fruela II, receives Asturias with Oviedo as his capital.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130820#Europe", "title": "910", "revid": 1341130820, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 914, "year_label": "914 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 19", "text": "January 19 – King García I dies at Zamora (Spain) after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Ordoño II, who becomes king of Galicia and León. Ordoño continues his expansion and settles his court in León.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355643516#Europe", "title": "914", "revid": 1355643516, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 917, "year_label": "917 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz: Umayyad forces under Abi-Abda besiege the repoblación of San Esteban de Gormaz (Northern Spain). King Ordoño II of León (supported by his brother Fruela II of Asturias) allies himself with Sancho I, king of Pamplona, and defeats the Moors. Abi-Abda is captured and executed by decapitation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468140#Islamic_Empire", "title": "917", "revid": 1364468140, "section": "Events › By place › Islamic Empire"}}, {"year": 920, "year_label": "920 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 26", "text": "July 26 — At the Battle of Valdejunquera, the Muslim forces of the Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III of Córdoba, defeat the Christian armies of King Ordoño II of León and King Sancho I of Pamplona. The decisive battle at the Val de Junquera takes place following the Emir's pre-emptive strike and his invasion of the upper Douro valley and the capture of Osma. The Arab army proceeds on to the upper Ebro, restoring and replenishing Umayyad garrisons in the region.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349205100#Iberian_Peninsula", "title": "920", "revid": 1349205100, "section": "Events › By place › Iberian Peninsula"}}, {"year": 924, "year_label": "924 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Ordoño II, king of Galicia and León", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360748864#Deaths", "title": "924", "revid": 1360748864, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 924, "year_label": "924 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June", "text": "June – Fruela II, King of Asturias in what is now Portugal, becomes the new ruler of the Kingdom of León and the Kingdom of Galicia in Spain upon the death of his younger brother, King Ordoño II, who dies after a 14-year reign. The ascent of Fruela reunites Asturias, Galicia and Leon. Fruela, who is not popular with the nobles, orders the assassination of the sons of Olmundo.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360748864#April—June", "title": "924", "revid": 1360748864, "section": "Events › April—June"}}, {"year": 925, "year_label": "925 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Summer – King Fruela II dies after a reign of only 14 months. He is succeeded by his son Alfonso Fróilaz who ascends the throne. With the support of King Jimeno II of Pamplona (later Navarra), Sancho Ordóñez, Alfonso, and Ramiro (the sons of the late King Ordoño II) revolt and drive their cousin Alfonso to the eastern marches of Asturias, then divide the kingdom amongst themselves. Alfonso IV (\"the Monk\") receives the crown of León, and Sancho I is acclaimed king of Galicia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367671300#Europe", "title": "925", "revid": 1367671300, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}