Spain: Ramiro II (c. 900 - 951), King of León, Plaza de Oriente, Madrid. Created by French sculptor, Philippe Boiston (1700 - 1778), c. 1750

Ramiro II (c. 900 – 1 January 951), son of Ordoño II, was a King of León from 931 until his death. Initially titular king only of a lesser part of the kingdom, he gained the crown of León (and with it, Galicia) after supplanting his brother Alfonso IV and cousin Alfonso Fróilaz in 931.

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