Flávio Teodosio

The use of "count" in Flávio Teodosio's title, a remnant of Visigothic nobility, reflects the continuation of older Roman and Gothic administrative traditions in the city. The title is mentioned in documentation of a donation that Flávio Teodósio himself made to Lorvão Abbey. In these documents he signed himself as "Theoddus Comes Christianorum".^[3] The donation to the Abbey consisted of two estates in Almofalla, in the person of Abbot Aydulpho.^[3]

Primary sources about Flávio Teodósio's life are scarce, with much of the information derived works of medieval chroniclers like Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada.

Flávio Teodosio was the son of Flávio Alarico Count of Coimbra, and Flávia Teodia Atenerico.^[3]

In the context of Yahsubit revolts against the power of Cordoba with the support of the Mozarab population, Marwân ibn Zor’a, the representative of Emir Abd al-Rahmân I grew suspicious of Flávio Teodósio.^[3] The abbot of Lorvão is said to have pleaded for Flávio Teodósio's life twice, and this was the origin of the mentioned donation to the said Abbey.^[3]

He married Maria or Mencia from whom he had:^[3][2][6][7]

• Teodorico (c. 758 - c. 809), successor
• Ataulfo, bishop of Iria
• Flávio Hermenegildo (c. 768 - c. 831), successor after Teodorico
• Mencia or Menaya
• Ausenda, wife of Bermudo I