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County of Portugal

county in Southwestern Europe between 868–1139, predecessor of the Kingdom of Portugal

15 dated entries naming County of Portugal, drawn from 15 separate years between 868 CE and 1135 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

  • 868The County of Portugal is established around the town of Portus Cale (present-day Porto) by Vímara Peres, an Asturian nobleman, after the reconquest from the Moors of the region north of the Douro River.source

10th century

  • 904In Portugal, for the third time in less than 30 years, the Christians take control of Coimbra, this time for almost a century.source
  • 922Lucídio Vimaranes, count of Portugalsource
  • 928Diogo Fernandes, count of Portugalsource
  • 953The town of Póvoa de Varzim is first mentioned during the rule of Mumadona Dias, countess of Portugal, under the name Villa Euracini.source
  • 968Mumadona Dias, countess of Portugalsource

11th century

  • 1034In Al-Andalus, benefiting from the weakening of the Muslim central authority, the count of Portugal, Gonçalo Maia, conquers Montemor-o-Velho (approximate date).source
  • 1065December 24 – King Ferdinand I of León ("the Great") dies in León, Spain, after an 11-year reign as Emperor of All Spain. His kingdom is divided among his three sons: the eldest Sancho II, the second Alfonso VI and the youngest García II. The kingdoms of Galicia and Portugal become independent under the rule of García.source
  • 1066Henry, count of Portugal (House of Burgundy) (d. 1112)source
  • 1095The Second County of Portugal is established by Count Henry of Burgundy. The Almoravids start pushing back the forces of King Alfonso VI ("the Brave") to the positions they occupied a decade earlier. This offensive begins with the re-conquest of Lisbon, which had been given away to Castile in 1091.source
  • 1096King Alfonso VI ("the Brave") of Castile arranges to marry his daughter Theresa to Henry of Burgundy (House of Burgundy). Theresa's dowry includes the County of Portugal, given to Henry with Porto as the capital.source

12th century

  • 1116Portuguese forces under Countess Theresa take two Galician cities, Tui and Ourense. In reply, the sister of Theresa, Queen Urraca ("the Reckless"), attacks Portugal.source
  • 1125The first fair in Portugal is created in Ponte de Lima; it is an early sign of commercialization and economic development.source
  • 1128June 24 – Battle of São Mamede: Count Alfonso I (Henriques) defeats the forces led by his mother, Queen Theresa of Portugal, near Guimarães, and gains control of the county. Alfonso styles himself "Prince of Portugal".source
  • 1135September – King García IV ("the Restorer") breaks with Alfonso VII, and makes common cause with the County of Portugal against Castile and León.source

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