Aurelius of Asturias

Aurelius (c. 740–774) was King of Asturias from 768 until his death. The son of Fruela of Cantabria and nephew of Alfonso I, he was chosen king by the Asturian nobility after his cousin Fruela I was assassinated.

His quiet six-year reign saw him put down a rebellion of serfs, the first anti-seignorial revolt recorded in the Iberian Peninsula; he may have negotiated peace with the Muslim south through exchanged brides. He died of natural causes in 774 and was succeeded by his cousin-in-law Silo; contemporary chronicles do not mention a wife or children.