Flávio Sisebuto de Coimbra

Flávio Sisebuto de Coimbra
Count of the Christians of Coimbra; Judge of Coimbra
Tenure714
SuccessorFlávio Ataúlfo de Coimbra
Bornc.690
Diedc.735
Spouse(s)Andulfa (or Sindoinda)
IssueFlávio Ataúlfo, Flávio Alarico
FatherEgica
MotherCixilo Balthes
Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula 711-719

Flávio Sisebuto or Flávio Sizibuto (c.690 - c.735) was a prominent figure in early 8th-century Iberian history, serving as a Judge of Coimbra and Count of the Christians of Coimbra during a crucial period of transformation as the Umayyad Caliphate consolidated control over the Al-Andalus.[1][2][3] His life and role reflect the local governance structures that persisted under Muslim rule and the ways in which Christian communities organized themselves within a predominantly Islamic domain.[4]

Judge and Count of the Christians

Flavio Sizibuto’s position as Judge of Coimbra (sometimes referred to as Iudex or Comes) was likely an important local title that designated him as the primary authority over the Christian population in the region. 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 title judge in this context was not merely judicial, but often carried administrative, military, and political responsibilities.[7] 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.

The Nobiliário of Lourenço Mendes (1280) leaves the following information about Flávio Sizibuto: “Seeing the loss of Spain and his brother dead, he withdrew to the parts of Coimbra in the year 708, where he had farms throughout the province of Beira through his father and grandfather, nephew of King Wamba by commission of the Moorish King. In 714 he was given the title of Count of Coimbra and Governor of the Christians of that territory by consent of the Moors who dominated it.”

Family

He was the son of Egica (687-702) and Cixilo Balthes (granddaughter of Sisebut).[2][8][3] Married with Andulfa (or Sindoinda), from whom he had:[2][9][3][10]

References

  1. ^ Piferrer, Francisco (1857). Nobiliario de los reinos y señoríos de España. Madrid. p. 85.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c Rei, Antonio (2014). "Os Condes de Coimbra no século VIII". Armas e Troféus: Revista de História e de Arte: 295–311.
  3. ^ a b c "Flavio Sisebuto, conde de Coimbra". geni_family_tree. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ Collins, Roger, ed. (January 2004). Visigothic Spain 409–711. Wiley. doi:10.1002/9780470754610. ISBN 978-0-631-18185-9.
  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. ^ GARCÍA; MONTES; ESPINOSA (2009). "De Isturgi et Iliturgi confusione". ANALES de Arqueología Cordobesa (20). Facultad de Filosofía y Letras UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA: 127.
  8. ^ "Árvore genealógica de Sisebuto de Coimbra". Geneanet (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  9. ^ "Flavia Andulfa Sizibuto - Registos históricos e árvores de família". MyHeritage (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  10. ^ Historia de la muy Ilustre Casa de Sousa. Madrid: Francisco Xavier Garcia. 1770. p. 28.