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.

Basque country was relatively untouched following the revolt; on the contrary, Fruela laid waste to Galicia after suppressing the uprising.

[2] The city of Oviedo was also founded during his reign when the abbot Máximo and his uncle Fromestano erected a church in honor of Saint Vincent there in 761.

Fruela personally assassinated his brother, Vimarano, leading to him being nicknamed "the Cruel."

The killing of Vimarano outraged the nobility, however, and he in turn was assassinated by his own men in Cangas de Onís.