Egas Gomes de Sousa
Egas Gomes de Sousa | |
|---|---|
| Rico-Homen | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Tenure | 1035-? |
| Predecessor | Sueiro Belfaguer |
| Successor | Mem Viegas de Sousa |
| Born | County of Portugal |
| Buried | Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro |
| Noble family | House of Sousa |
| Spouse | Gontinha Gonçalves da Maia |
| Issue | Mem Viegas de Sousa Gomes Viegas Paio Nunes de Sousa |
| Father | Gomes Echigues |
| Mother | Gontronde Moniz de Touro |
Egas Gomes de Sousa (c. 1035 -?) was a Portuguese noble of the County of Portugal and the first of his line to use the surname Sousa.[1] He was Lord of the House of Sousa and of Felgueiras.
Biography
He served as governor of the entire region of Entre Douro e Minho. He was captain-general, and as such in combat he beat the King of Tunis in a battle near the town of Beja.[2] He was buried in the Monastery of Pombeiro.
Family
He was the son of Gomes Echigues and his 1st wife, Gontronde Moniz de Touro, daughter of Munio Moniz de Bierzo, Count of Bierzo and Muniadona Moniz. He married a member of the Maia family (probably Gontinha Gonçalves da Maia), although there are various versions as to her name and filiation.[3] Egas had two sons:
- Mem Viegas de Sousa, married Teresa Fernandes de Marnel;[3][4]
- Gomes Viegas
- Paio Nunes de Sousa
References
- ^ Caetano de Souza, Antonio (1735). Historia Genealógica de la Real Casa Portuguesa (PDF) (in Portuguese). Vol. I, Books I and II. Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, na oficina de Joseph Antonio da Sylva. ISBN 978-84-8109-908-9.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Pizarro, José Augusto de Sottomayor (1997). Linhagens medievais portuguesas : genealogias e estratégias 1279-1325 (Thesis). Universidade do Porto. doi:10.34626/xrt8-8y60. hdl:10216/18023.
- ^ a b Mattoso, José (1982). Ricos-homens, infanções e cavaleiros: a nobreza medieval portuguesa nos séculos XI e XII (in Portuguese) (3rd ed.). Lisbon: Guimarães Editores. pp. 47, 48. ISBN 9789726653035.
- ^ Mattoso, José (1981). A nobreza medieval portuguesa, a família e o poder (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Editorial Estampa. p. 233. OCLC 8242615.