Mem Soares de Melo, 1st Lord de Melo (c. 1200 – 1262) was a Portuguese nobleman who served in the court of Afonso III of Portugal.
Mem Soares de Melo | |
|---|---|
| 1° Lord of Melo | |
| Born | 13th century Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 13th century Kingdom of Portugal |
| Noble family | Mello |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Afonso Gato |
| Father | Soeiro Raimundes |
| Mother | Urraca Viegas |
Biography
editBorn approximately 1200, in Portugal, the son of Soeiro Raimundes de Riba de Vizela and Urraca Viegas Barroso, belonging to noble Lusitanian families.[1] According to a prestigious Portuguese genealogist, Mem Soares de Melo was a descendant of two Visigoth kings.[2]
He was married to Teresa Afonso Gato, daughter of Affonso Pires o Gato and Urraca Fernandes de Lumiares,[3] a distant descendant of Mendo Alão, and his wife an Armenian princess.[4]
Mem Soares de Melo was the owner of two Castles located in Gouveia.[5] In 1249 he participated in the conquest of Faro by Afonso III. He held various honorary positions in his court, including as alferes-mor,[6] counselor and lieutenant of Gouveia.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Morgados de Santa Catarina de Estremoz, Edições Colibri, Jan 1, 1999, 1999, ISBN 9789727720866
- ^ Edição comemorativa do cinqüentenário do Instituto Genealógico Brasileiro, 1939-1989, Instituto Genealógico Brasileiro, 1991, 1991
- ^ Corografia portuguesa, e descripçam topografica do famoso reyno de Portugal, by António Carvalho da Costa, 1712
- ^ Anais Das Bibliotecas E Arquivos de Portugal, Impr. da Universidade., 1927, 1927
- ^ O combate da Campina entre Melos e Pessanhas: cenas da vida algarvia do século xvi : genealogias, J. Mascarenhas de Mello, 1942, 1942
- ^ Heráldica de los apellidos canarios - Volumen 2, Estudios Técnicos del Blasón, 1979, 1979, ISBN 9788430020003
- ^ A igreja e o clero português no contexto europeu, by Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2005, ISBN 9789728361211