King of Asturias
740 CE to 783 CE
Silo (died 783) is the king of Asturias from 774 to 783, succeeding Aurelius.
He comes to the throne upon his marriage to Adosinda, daughter of Alfonso I ("Alfonso the Catholic").
He moves the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias from Cangas de Onís to Pravia, closer to the center of the kingdom.
He is a contemporary of Abd al-Rahman I, Umayyad Emir of Córdoba, and of Charlemagne.
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