CASTILLA Rodrigo

Abt 0820 - 0873  (53 years)

• Name	CASTILLA Rodrigo
  Birth	Abt 0820	Oviedo, Asturias
  Gender	Male
  Death	04 Oct 0873	Oviedo, Asturias
  Notes	Rodrigo, Conde de Castilla, Conde de Álava was born in the first part of the 9th century. [1] His birth date has been estimated to about 0820 based on the estimated birth date of 840 for his son Diego Rodríguez, who donated property to the monastery of San Felices de Oca, by charter dated 15 MAR 863. [2]. The Count's name does not appear in the documentation after 18 Apr 0873 and the Najerense Chronicle records his death on 05 October 0873. [1] Iberian Peninsula in the year 0814 Since he was the first Count of Castile, his birth and death place have been considered as the Kingdom of Asturias (Reino de Asturias). His parentage is not known although there is speculation that he was a close relative of Ordoño I, King of Asturias[3] (c. 825-866)[4], perhaps even his brother or brother-in-law. [3] The conjecture probably is based on a text by Ibn Idhari[5] which states that King Ordoño sent his brother in 0863 to the "castles of the country of Álava" to oppose a Muslim aceifa (warrior). It is believed, however, that the brother of the King in this instance was Count Gatón.[1] According to Fernández de Béthencourt, Rodrigo was the son of Ramiro de Asturias and his wife Urraca. [6] Rodrigo was named Conde en Castilla in 852. [7] The first authenticated account of Count Rodrigo is found in the "Anales Castellanos Primeros" in reference to the year 0860, recorded as a year of some of the most outstanding historical events in 9th century Castile: "the year 860 when Count Rodrigo populated Amaya and devastated Talamanca". Iberian Peninsula in the year 910 The same Anales recorded how "Count Rodrigo razed Asturias" in 0866. Without further information, it is not clear if the reference is about the Asturias of Oviedo or the Asturias of Santillana; if it is the former, it would be referencing Count Rodrigo's decisive intervention to back King Alfonso III, when his father, Ordoño I, died, and the Galician nobleman Fruela Bermúdez, count of Galicia and son of Olemundo, tried to usurp the throne. [1] From that moment on, Rodrigo, Count of Castile, will be one of the main supporters of the new king, and this is demonstrated when he stifled Eylo's revolt in Álava around 0867-0868. From that moment until his death, Rodrigo was known as Count of Castile and Álava. At his death, he was succeeded by Diego Rodríguez, Conde de Castilla (abt 0840-0885), supposed to be his son. The name of his wife is not known, although one source says she was a castellana, i.e., from Castile.[3] He was succeeded by Vela Jiménez in Álava. [8] Preceded by New Title Conde de Castilla 0860-0873 Succeeded by Diego Rodríguez (his son) Preceded by Eylo (may have been Vela Jiménez) Conde de Álava 0867/0868-abt 0870 Succeeded by Vela Jiménez Research Notes His Last Name at Birth (LNAB) of Castilla is technically incorrect because he was not appointed as Count of Castile until he was an adult. However, this Dynastic name may be the best option in terms of how he is named in other sources. From the first half of the 9th century until the middle of the century, the Kingdom of Castile was administered and defended by the monarchs of León, due to the increased incursions from the Emirate of Córdoba. [9] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 _ Martínez Díez, Gonzalo, "Rodrigo", Real Academia de la Historia, Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (www.rah.es) ↑ Ubieto Arteta, A. Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla (Valencia), Tome I, 6, p. 14. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 _ Website Historia del Condado de Castilla: Iglesia Aparicio, Javier, "Rodrigo, primer conde de Castilla", Historia del Condado de Castilla, 23 Jul 2012 (https://www.condadodecastilla.es/) ↑ _ Ruiz de la Peña Solar, Juan Ignacio, " Ordoño I", Real Academia de la Historia, Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (www.rah.es) ↑ Book of the Amazing Story of the History of the Kings of al-Andalus and Maghreb (1312). ↑ Fernández Béthencourt, F. Historia genealoógica y heráldica de la monarquía española (Madrid, 1897) Vol. I, pp. 189-90. ↑ Pérez de Urbel (1969/70), Vol. I, pp. 168-9. ↑ _ WIKIPEDIA: "Rodrigo de Castilla" ↑ Wikipedia:Kingdom_of_Castile. Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2023, Condes en Castilla. Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2023, Kings of Asturias.
  Person ID	I59919	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	ASTURIAS Ramiro Bermúdez,   b. Abt 0790, Oviedo, Asturias d. Abt Feb 0850, Oviedo, Asturias (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. CASTILLA Diego Rodriguez,   b. Abt 0850, Condado de Castilla, Reino de Asturias d. 31 Jan 0885, Cornuta, Condado de Castilla, Reino de Asturias (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026