Oveco Vermúdez
Galician nobleman (fl. 1027-1042)
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Oveco Vermúdez (fl. 1027–1042) was a Galician nobleman, the head of the Vela family.
Oveco was the eldest son of Count Vermudo Vélaz and Elvira Pinióliz. His father had died by 1027.[1] By 1034, he held his father's title of count. His power base was in the region around Lugo, although he also inherited land in Asturias from his mother.[2]
Oveco was a witness to two acts of King Vermudo III in 1034 and 1035, each time signing after Count Rodrigo Ordóñez and before Count Pedro Flagínez. A document from Lugo dated to 1042 gives him the unusual title dux (duke). He died later that year or shortly after.[2]
Oveco's wife was Elvira Suárez. She was a granddaughter of Rodrigo Romániz and descended from Osorio Gutiérrez.[2] They had three sons and a daughter:
- Vermudo Ovéquiz, the eldest, became count[3]
- Vela Ovéquiz, became count[3]
- Rodrigo Ovéquiz, became count, engaged in a rebellion with his mother in 1088[3]
- Oneca Ovéquiz, married Count Sancho Ordóñez[3]