Mendo de Sousa
Portuguese Count (12th Century)
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Mendo de Sousa (1120s–1192) was a Portuguese Count, Patron of the Monastery of Pombeiro and Mordomo-mór of Sancho I of Portugal.[1]
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PredecessorGonçalo Mendes de Sousa
SuccessorGonçalo Mendes II de Sousa
Born12th Century
Portugal
Portugal
Died12th Century
Portugal
Portugal
Mendo de Sousa | |
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| Predecessor | Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa |
| Successor | Gonçalo Mendes II de Sousa |
| Born | 12th Century Portugal |
| Died | 12th Century Portugal |
| Noble family | House of Sousa |
| Spouse | Maria Rodrigues Veloso |
| Issue | Gonçalo Mendes II de Sousa Garcia Mendes II de Sousa Vasco Mendes de Sousa Rodrigo Mendes de Sousa Urraca Mendes de Sousa Henrique Mendes de Sousa Martim Mendes Conde |
| Father | Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa |
| Mother | Urraca Sanches de Celanova |
Biography
Born in Portugal, Mendo was the son of Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa and Urraca Sanches de Celanova, a noble woman, granddaughter of Henry, Count of Portugal and Theresa.[2] He was a direct descendant of Sueiro Belfaguer, 1st Lord House of Sousa.[3]
Mendo de Sousa married Maria Rodrigues Veloso, daughter of Count Rodrigo Velloso.[4][2] They had six children:[5]
- Gonçalo Mendes II de Sousa
- Garcia Mendes II de Sousa
- Vasco Mendes de Sousa
- Rodrigo Mendes de Sousa
- Urraca Mendes de Sousa
- Henrique Mendes de Sousa
Outside of marriage, Mendo had another son named Martim Mendes Conde.[5]
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