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Theresa, Countess of Portugal

Countess-Queen of Portugal

6 dated entries naming Theresa, Countess of Portugal, drawn from 6 separate years between 1080 CE and 1130 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.

Also written as Teresa of León, Countess of Portugal in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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11th century

  • 1080Theresa, Portuguese queen and regent (d. 1130)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

  • 1112May 22 – Henry, Count of Portugal, dies from wounds received during a siege at Astorga. He is succeeded by his 3-year-old son Afonso I, but his mother Theresa desires to rule Portugal alone and becomes regent.source
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1130November 11 – Teresa of León, Countess of Portugal, Portuguese regent (b. 1080)source

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