Mendo succeeded his father, who died in 1028, in the governance of the County of Portugal, most probably as a minor under the tutorship of his mother Ilduara.[4][3] Less than a decade later, in 1037 Ferdinand I acceded to the throne of León after defeating and killing his brother-in-law King Vermudo III in the Battle of Tamarón.[5] By 1050, the new king had reorganized the administration of the kingdom curtailing the power of the nobility and royal appointees. He achieved this mainly by converting counties into non-hereditary tenures and taking advantage of any opportunity that arose to appoint new governors.[6] The king did this gradually, region by region, so as not to alienate the powerful nobility of the kingdom and, in the case of the County of Portugal, by trying not to antagonize the powerful Galician and Portuguese members of the high nobility who were related to Count Mendo Nunes who was also a first cousin of his wife, Queen Sancha of León.[b]
During count Mendo's lifetime, the king started to appoint members of the lower nobility to administrative posts such as Gómez Ectaz, who exercised authority in the region of Guimarães, and Diego Tructesíndez who acted as a judge, both reporting directly to the monarch. This practice became more widespread after Mendo's death with the king naming members of the lower ranks of the nobility to administrative positions, with various titles, such as vicar or governor, for example, Godino Benegas attested in 1062 as governor of Portugal: Gutinus Veniegas, qui tenebat illa terra de Portugale de ille rex (Godino Veniegas as tenant-in-chief of Portugal by appointment of the king).[8] Years later, Mendo's granddaughter, Loba, married Sisnando Davides,[9] a Mozarab of unknown background and certainly not of noble lineage,[10] who was appointed by King Ferdinand governor of the county of Coimbra and who never entitled himself count preferring to use the titles of alvasil (Vizier) or consul.
The date of Count Mendo's death is uncertain due to a confusion with another contemporary count, Mendo Luz,[11] as well as the erroneous date recorded in the Annales Portugalenses veteres which state that Era MLXXII occisus fuit comes Menendus in ripa Guetanie, i.e. Menendus was killed in Era MLXXII (era 1072, year 1034) in the Guetania River (a tributary of the Minho).[3] Portuguese historian José Mattoso considers that the year of his death, probably violent, was 1050 and no later than 1053[4] whereas Spanish historian Alfonso Sánchez Candeira, believes that he died on 24 December 1054.[8]
Marriage and issueedit
The name of his wife is not recorded in any charters.[11] He was succeeded by his son:
^Mentioned in a charter from the Cathedral of Coimbra in 1041 as comes menendus nuniz jointly with his mother eldara comitissa. Also recorded in the dating of a charter in 1041 as menindus nunniz dux. In 1043 he made a donation of his Vila Silvaris referring to himself as menendus dux magnus prolix nunus et ilduare. The charter is also confirmed by his mother.[1]
^Mendo's mother, Ilduara, was the sister of Sancha's mother, Queen Elvira Menéndez[7]
Referencesedit
^Herculano 1868, p. 193, doc. CCCXVI; p. 194, doc. CCCXVII; and pp. 201–202, doc. CCCXXX.
Herculano, Alexandre (1868). Academia de Ciencias de Lisboa (ed.). Portugaliae Monumenta Historica: Diplomata et chartae. Vol. I, Fasc. II. Lisbon: Olisipone. OCLC 504624362.
Mattoso, José (1981). A nobreza medieval portuguesa, a família e o poder (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Editorial Estampa. OCLC 8242615.
Mattoso, José (1991). "A nobreza medieval Portuguesa no contexto peninsular" (PDF). Revista da Faculdade de Letras: História (in Portuguese). Vol. VIII, no. III. Porto: Universidade do Porto. pp. 1019–1044. ISSN 0871-164X.
Mattoso, José (1982). Ricos-homens, infanções e cavaleiros: a nobreza medieval portuguesa nos séculos XI e XII (in Portuguese) (3rd ed.). Lisbon: Guimarães Editores. ISBN9789726653035.
Sánchez Candeira, Alfonso (1999). Rosa Montero Tejada (ed.). Castilla y León en el siglo XI, estudio del reinado de Fernando I (in Spanish). Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia. ISBN978-84-8951241-2.
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Mendo Nunes Spanish Menendo Nunez a 1020 1028 1050 1054 was a Count of Portugal from the family of Vimara Peres as the son of Nuno Alvites and Ilduara Mendes 2 3 Contents 1 Biographical sketch 2 Marriage and issue 3 Notes 4 References 5 BibliographyBiographical sketch editMendo succeeded his father who died in 1028 in the governance of the County of Portugal most probably as a minor under the tutorship of his mother Ilduara 4 3 Less than a decade later in 1037 Ferdinand I acceded to the throne of Leon after defeating and killing his brother in law King Vermudo III in the Battle of Tamaron 5 By 1050 the new king had reorganized the administration of the kingdom curtailing the power of the nobility and royal appointees He achieved this mainly by converting counties into non hereditary tenures and taking advantage of any opportunity that arose to appoint new governors 6 The king did this gradually region by region so as not to alienate the powerful nobility of the kingdom and in the case of the County of Portugal by trying not to antagonize the powerful Galician and Portuguese members of the high nobility who were related to Count Mendo Nunes who was also a first cousin of his wife Queen Sancha of Leon b During count Mendo s lifetime the king started to appoint members of the lower nobility to administrative posts such as Gomez Ectaz who exercised authority in the region of Guimaraes and Diego Tructesindez who acted as a judge both reporting directly to the monarch This practice became more widespread after Mendo s death with the king naming members of the lower ranks of the nobility to administrative positions with various titles such as vicar or governor for example Godino Benegas attested in 1062 as governor of Portugal Gutinus Veniegas qui tenebat illa terra de Portugale de ille rex Godino Veniegas as tenant in chief of Portugal by appointment of the king 8 Years later Mendo s granddaughter Loba married Sisnando Davides 9 a Mozarab of unknown background and certainly not of noble lineage 10 who was appointed by King Ferdinand governor of the county of Coimbra and who never entitled himself count preferring to use the titles of alvasil Vizier or consul The date of Count Mendo s death is uncertain due to a confusion with another contemporary count Mendo Luz 11 as well as the erroneous date recorded in the Annales Portugalenses veteres which state that Era MLXXII occisus fuit comes Menendus in ripa Guetanie i e Menendus was killed in Era MLXXII era 1072 year 1034 in the Guetania River a tributary of the Minho 3 Portuguese historian Jose Mattoso considers that the year of his death probably violent was 1050 and no later than 1053 4 whereas Spanish historian Alfonso Sanchez Candeira believes that he died on 24 December 1054 8 Marriage and issue editThe name of his wife is not recorded in any charters 11 He was succeeded by his son Nuno Mendes 11 12 Notes edit Mentioned in a charter from the Cathedral of Coimbra in 1041 as comes menendus nuniz jointly with his mother eldara comitissa Also recorded in the dating of a charter in 1041 as menindus nunniz dux In 1043 he made a donation of his Vila Silvaris referring to himself as menendus dux magnus prolix nunus et ilduare The charter is also confirmed by his mother 1 Mendo s mother Ilduara was the sister of Sancha s mother Queen Elvira Menendez 7 References edit Herculano 1868 p 193 doc CCCXVI p 194 doc CCCXVII and pp 201 202 doc CCCXXX Mattoso 1981 pp 106 and 113 a b c Sanchez Candeira 1999 pp 128 129 a b Mattoso 1981 pp 114 and 266 Sanchez Candeira 1999 pp 113 117 Sanchez Candeira 1999 p 128 Sanchez Candeira 1999 p 129 a b Sanchez Candeira 1999 pp 129 130 Mattoso 1981 p 115 Mattoso 1982 p 14 a b c Mattoso 1981 p 114 Sanchez Candeira 1999 p 130 Bibliography editHerculano Alexandre 1868 Academia de Ciencias de Lisboa ed Portugaliae Monumenta Historica Diplomata et chartae Vol I Fasc II Lisbon Olisipone OCLC 504624362 Mattoso Jose 1981 A nobreza medieval portuguesa a familia e o poder in Portuguese Lisbon Editorial Estampa OCLC 8242615 Mattoso Jose 1991 A nobreza medieval Portuguesa no contexto peninsular PDF Revista da Faculdade de Letras Historia in Portuguese Vol VIII no III Porto Universidade do Porto pp 1019 1044 ISSN 0871 164X Mattoso Jose 1982 Ricos homens infancoes e cavaleiros a nobreza medieval portuguesa nos seculos XI e XII in Portuguese 3rd ed Lisbon Guimaraes Editores ISBN 9789726653035 Sanchez Candeira Alfonso 1999 Rosa Montero Tejada ed Castilla y Leon en el siglo XI estudio del reinado de Fernando I in Spanish Madrid Real Academia de la Historia ISBN 978 84 8951241 2 Mendo NunesFamily of Vimara PeresBorn Died 1050 1054Titles of nobilityPreceded byNuno with Ilduara Mendes Count of Portugal1028 1050 1054 Succeeded byNuno Mendes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mendo Nunes amp oldid 1051258808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
