Fruela I of Asturias

Fruela I
Statue of Fruela I in the monastery of St. Julian in Samos, Galicia.
King of Asturias
Reign757–768
Coronation757
PredecessorAlfonso I
SuccessorAurelius
Bornc.722
Asturias
Died14 January 768
Cangas de Onís, Asturias
Burial
ConsortMunia of Álava
IssueAlfonso II of Asturias
DynastyAstur-Leonese dynasty
FatherAlfonso I of Asturias
MotherErmesinda

Fruela I (c.722 – 14 January 768), also referred to as Froila I and nicknamed "the Cruel," was the King of Asturias from 757 until his assassination. He was the eldest son of Alfonso I and continued his father's war against the Moors. Pelayo, the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, was his maternal grandfather.