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Ilduara Mendes
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 and his wife Tutadomna Moniz, Ilduara had several brothers and sister, including Elvira Menéndez, wife of King Alfonso V of León. 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. References Bibliography * Year of birth unknown 1058 deaths Portuguese nobility County of Portugal 11th-century counts of Portugal (Asturias-León) 11th-century wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Portugal
The County of Portugal ( pt, Condado de Portugal, Condado Portucalense, Condado de Portucale; in documents of the period the name used was Portugalia) refers to two successive medieval counties in the region around Braga and Porto, today corresponding to littoral northern Portugal, within which the identity of the Portuguese people formed. The first county existed from the mid-ninth to the mid-eleventh centuries as a vassalage of the Kingdom of Asturias and the Kingdom of Galicia and also part of the Kingdom of León, before being abolished as a result of rebellion. A larger entity under the same name was then reestablished in the late 11th century and subsequently elevated by its count in the mid-12th century into an independent Kingdom of Portugal. First county The history of the county of Portugal is traditionally dated from the '' reconquest'' of ''Portus Cale'' (Porto) by Vímara Peres in 868. He was named a count and given control of the frontier region between the Limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 armour-bearer (''armiger regis'') and commander of the royal armies, under Vermudo II (r. 984–999), and he continued to hold the position until his death. He became the tutor (1003) and ultimately father-in-law of Vermudo's successor, King Alfonso V. He maintained peaceful diplomatic relations with the Caliphate of Córdoba The Caliphate of Córdoba ( ar, خلافة قرطبة; transliterated ''Khilāfat Qurṭuba''), also known as the Cordoban Caliphate was an Islamic state ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 929 to 1031. Its territory comprised Iberia and parts o ... until 1004, after which there was a state of war. Regency of Alfonso V Before 999, King Vermudo II placed his heir, Alfonso V, under the tutorship of his ''alférez'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
