Flávio Hermenegildo

Flávio Hermenegildo
Count of Coimbra
PredecessorTeodorico de Coimbra
SuccessorGuterre Mendes
Other namesFlávio Hermenegildo Teudis
Bornc. 768
Diedc. 831
Asturias
FatherFlávio Teodosio
MotherMunia Sueira
Iberian Peninsula in 814
Iberian Peninsula between 814 and 850

Flávio Hermenegildo (c. 768 - c. 831), also known as Flávio Hermenegildo Teudis, was the 6th Count of Coimbra.[1][2]

The County of Coimbra, during his time, encompassed lands that are part of modern-day Portugal, including Coimbra, Viseu, Lamego, and Santa Maria da Feira. This region was a significant frontier zone during the Reconquista, with its control frequently contested between Christian and Muslim forces.[2][3] Flávio's tenure was characterized by the challenges of maintaining control over Coimbra amid the broader conflicts between Christian and Muslim forces.[4][5]

Biography

Born around 768, he was the son of Flávio Teodósio and brother of Teodorico, the previous count of Coimbra.[1][6]

In 815, following the death of Abbot Eugénio of Lorvão, a last protector of the Christians who still had some credibility with the Islamic authorities, Flávio abandoned Coimbra.[2][7] He went into the service of Alfonso II of Asturias, having been governor of Braga, Porto and Tui.

Hermenegildo married twice, had at least one son, Guterre Mendes.[2]

He passed away around 831, in Asturias, Spain, at the age of 65.

References

  1. ^ a b "Hermengild Teudis DE COIMBRA". sites.rootsmagic.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ^ a b c d Rei, Antonio (2014-01-01). "Os Condes de Coimbra no século VIII". Armas e Troféus: Revista de História e de Arte: 305.
  3. ^ Corte-Real, António Moniz Barreto (1831). "1". Bellezas de Coimbra by António Moniz Barreto Corte-Real. Coimbra: Real Imprensa da Universidade. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13.
  4. ^ Lévi-Provençal (1967-06-01). Histoire de l'Espagne musulmane. BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789004619098. ISBN 978-90-04-61909-8.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Rei, Antonio (2014-01-01). "Os Condes de Coimbra no século VIII". Armas e Troféus: Revista de História e de Arte: 300.
  7. ^ Fr. Leão de S. Tomás, Beneditina Lusitana, 1644, pp. 319-320, Fr. Bernardo de Brito, ML, II, f. 308