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Mendo De Alpoim
Mendo de Alpoim (c.1360-14?) was a Portuguese nobleman, chancellor and ambassador, member of the court of John I of Portugal. He served in diplomatic missions in the Kingdom of England. Biography Mendo de Alpoim possibly born in Coimbra, son of Gomes de Alpoim and Elvira Guterres. He was married to Guiomar de Vera, daughter of Alvaro de Vera, alcaide-mór of Évora. Alpoim was the father of Lopo de Alpoim, alcaide of Montemor-o-Velho. And grandson of Diniz d' Alpoim, Lord of Esgueira. In 1386, he was commissioned carry out the preparations concerning the wedding of King John I John I may refer to: People * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526 * John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna * John I o ... with Philippa of Lancaster. References External links www.myheritage.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of . The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest city of the Coimbra (district), district of Coimbra and the Centro Region, Portugal, Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area of . Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman Empire, Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct (watercourse), aqueduct and cryptoporticus. Similarly, buildings from the period when Coimbra was the capital of Portugal (from 1131 to 1255) still remain. During the late Middle Ages, with its decline as the political centre of the Kingdom of Portugal, Coimbra began to evolve into a major cultural centre. This was in large part helped by the establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
