Flávio Alarico

Flávio Alarico
Count of Coimbra
PredecessorFlávio Ataúlfo de Coimbra
SuccessorFlávio Teodosio
Other namesFlávio Atanarico de Coimbra
Bornc.715
Diedc.760
Spouse(s)Toda (or Teuda)
IssueFlávio Teodosio
FatherFlávio Sisebuto de Coimbra
MotherAndulfa (or Sindoinda)
Iberian Peninsula in 757

Flávio Alarico, also known as Flávio Atanarico de Coimbra (c.715 - c.760) was a nobleman and 3rd Count of Coimbra.[1][2][3][4] His title as Count of Coimbra positioned him as a significant figure in the region, as Coimbra became a key area in the Christian Reconquista and the eventual establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal.

Coimbra, like many other cities in early Al-Andalus, had a significant Christian population (known as Mozarabs), who were allowed to maintain their faith in exchange for paying the jizya (a tax levied on non-Muslims).[5][6] The use of "count" (comes) in his title, a remnant of Visigothic nobility, reflects the continuation of older Roman and Gothic administrative traditions in the city.

Biography

Flávio was the son of Flávio Sisebuto de Coimbra (Judge of Coimbra).[1] He married Toda (or Teuda) and they had a son: Flávio Teodósio (c.740 - 805).[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rei, Antonio (2014). "Os Condes de Coimbra no século VIII". Armas e Troféus: Revista de História e de Arte: 295–311.
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  3. ^ Manuel José da Costa Felgueiras Gaio, Nobiliário de Famílias de Portugal, Impressão diplomática do original manuscrito existente na Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Barcelos, Portugal, No.1181775/Tomo 5/Tit.Barbosas/Pag.10/Parag.1/N5., Microfilmes No.s 1181775 a 1181777.
  4. ^ Carriço, Hugo Miguel. O OCIDENTE NA POLITICA ASTURIANO-LEONESA 711-1037.
  5. ^ Lévi-Provençal (1967-06-01). Histoire de l'Espagne musulmane. BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789004619098. ISBN 978-90-04-61909-8.
  6. ^ Crow, Karim Douglas (2009-12-15). "David Levering Lewis - God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215". ICR Journal. 1 (2): 367–371. doi:10.52282/icr.v1i2.756. ISSN 2041-8728.
  7. ^ "Flávio Alarico Atanarico DE COIMBRA". sites.rootsmagic.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.