▁Category : Dr ink ▁companies ▁of ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁Nep ot ian ▁( ; ▁) ▁was ▁briefly ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Ast ur ias ▁in ▁ 8 4 2 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁count ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁under ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Alfonso   II , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁related . ▁Both ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁this ▁relationship ▁and ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁his ▁rule ▁are ▁disput ed ▁by ▁sch ol ars . ▁ ▁Later ▁sources ▁make ▁him ▁Alfonso ' s ▁brother - in - law , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁chron olog ically ▁imp laus ible , ▁nor ▁is ▁there ▁evidence ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁sister . ▁The ▁earliest ▁chron icle ▁simply ▁calls ▁him ▁Alfonso ' s ▁k ins man . ▁Like wise ▁he ▁is ▁sometimes ▁identified ▁with ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁this ▁name ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁char ter ▁of ▁king ▁Sil o , ▁but ▁were ▁he ▁the ▁same ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁his ▁n inet ies ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁mach in ated ▁for ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁the ▁crown ▁long . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁another ▁k ins man ▁of ▁Alfonso , ▁Ram iro , ▁defeated ▁Nep oci an ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bridge ▁of ▁Corn ell ana , ▁by ▁the ▁river ▁Nar ce a , ▁and ▁thus ▁became ▁king ▁as ▁Ram iro ▁I . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : A st ur ian ▁monarch s ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁monarch s ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : 8