Alfonso IV

king of Leon and Asturias
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Also known as: Alfonso el Monje, Alfonso the Monk
Quick Facts
Byname:
Alfonso the Monk
Spanish:
Alfonso El Monje
Died:
933
Title / Office:
king (926-931), Leon

Alfonso IV (died 933) was the king of Leon and Asturias from c. 926 to c. 932, the son of Ordoño II and the successor of his uncle Fruela II. He became a monk, abdicated, and then thought better of it and tried to recover his throne. His short reign was, in consequence, one of political chaos, ending about 932.

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