Ilduara Mendes or Ilduara Menéndez (attested 10251058), was a
Countess of Portugal, and regent of Portugal during the minority of her son.
Life
Daughter of Count
Menendo González Menendo González (Portuguese and Galician: ''Mendo Gonçalves''; died 6 October 1008) was a semi-autonomous Duke of Galicia and Count of Portugal (997–1008), a dominant figure in the Kingdom of León. He was the royal ''alférez'', the king's ...
and his wife Tutadomna Moniz, Ilduara had several brothers and sister, including
Elvira Menéndez, wife of King
Alfonso V of León
Alfonso V (c. 9947 August 1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. Like other kings of León, he used the title emperor () to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain. He succeeded his father, Bermudo II, in 99 ...
. She governed the county jointly with her husband Count
Nuno Alvites Nuno Alvites, also referred to as Nuno or Nuño Aloitiz ('' fl.'' 10171028), was a count of Portugal, a descendant of the first count, Vímara Peres as the son of Count Alvito Nunes and Gontina.
His presence is recorded for the first time in 1017. ...
, son of
Alvito Nunes and Gontina. Since their son
Mendo Nunes was a minor in 1028 when his father died, he governed the county under the tutelage of his mother Ilduara.
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Year of birth unknown
1058 deaths
Portuguese nobility
County of Portugal
11th-century counts of Portugal (Asturias-León)
11th-century women rulers
11th-century Portuguese women
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