Gonçalo Martins de Abreu or Geoffrey Devereux (11th-century) was an Anglo-Norman Knight, who arrived in the Iberian Peninsula with Henry, Count of Portugal.[1]
Gonçalo Martins de Abreu | |
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| Knight | |
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| Successor | Lourenço Gonçalves de Abreu |
| Born | 11th-century Évreux, Upper Normandy, France |
| Died | 12th-century Portugal |
| Noble family | d'Évreux |
Biography
editGonçalo was the son of William d'Évreux by a second unnamed wife.[2] He was the founder of the Abreu Family in Portugal.[3] After establishing his residence in Galicia, Martins Évreux modified his surname to Abreu.[4]
References
edit- ^ fasc. 1. Abreus-Acciaiuolis. Cönego Fernando de Meneses Vaz, Ernesto Gonçalves, Luiz Peter.lon Clode. 1964.
- ^ Don René II (20 January 2012). "Maison De Abreu". maisondeabreu.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Noble Families of Portugal: Abreu. Manoel Jozé da Costa Felgueiras Gayo. 2009. ISBN 9780806354071.
- ^ Coronas de Castilla en Venezuela. Alejandro Mario Capriles. 1967.
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