The Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana occurred in 840

840

Year 840 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.-Europe:* After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the Holy Roman Empire, with Lothar succeeding as Emperor.-Asia:* Tang Wu Zong succeeds Tang Wen Zong...

 between the forces of Nepocian, who had been elected by the nobility to succeed Alfonso II of Asturias

Alfonso II of Asturias

Alfonso II , called the Chaste, was the king of Asturias from 791 to his death, the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia.He was born in Oviedo in 759 or 760. He was put under the guardianship of his aunt Adosinda after his father's death, but one tradition relates his being put in the monastery of...

, and Ramiro

Ramiro I of Asturias

Ramiro I was King of Asturias from 842 until his death. Son of Bermudo I, he succeeded Alfonso II.First, he had to deal with the usurper Nepocian, defeating him at the Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana, by the river Narcea. Ramiro then removed the system of election which allowed his family to be...

, a kinsman of the dead king. It resulted in Nepocian's defeat, allowing the victor to succeed to the Asturian throne as Ramiro I.

It occurred by the river Narcea

Narcea

The Narcea is a river of Asturias. It is a tributary of the Nalón River....

, at a bridge at Cornellana

Cornellana

Cornellana is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 796.-Villages:*Candanonegro...

 (Curniana en Asturian

Asturian language

Asturian is a Romance language of the West Iberian group, Astur-Leonese Subgroup, spoken in the Spanish Region of Asturias by the Asturian people...

), in Salas.