About Mendo Gonçalves I de Sousa
Lived 1120 – 1192 (aged 71–72). Mendo Gonçalves I de Sousa was a politician.
Mendo de Sousa (1120s–1192) was a Portuguese Count, Patron of the Monastery of Pombeiro and Mordomo-mór of Sancho I of Portugal.
Biography
Born in Portugal, Mendo was the son of Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa and Urraca Sanches de Celanova, a noble woman, granddaughter of Henry, Count of Portugal and Theresa. He was a direct descendant of Sueiro Belfaguer, 1st Lord House of Sousa.
Mendo de Sousa married Maria Rodrigues Veloso, daughter of Count Rodrigo Velloso.
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Outside of marriage, Mendo had another son named Martim Mendes Conde.
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Portuguese politician
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Mendo Gonçalves I de Sousa was born in 1120 in County of Portugal.
When did Mendo Gonçalves I de Sousa die?
Mendo Gonçalves I de Sousa died in 1192 in Kingdom of Portugal.
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Mendo Gonçalves I de Sousa was a politician.
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Mendo Gonçalves I de Sousa's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Portugal.
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