County of Portugal

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In the territory that is now Portugal, during the Reconquista of Iberia from the Moors, there were two distinct creations of Counties of Portugal.

The First County of Portugal (Portuguese: Condado de Portucale) was established by Vímara Peres after the reconquest of Porto in 868 and was incorporated in the Kingdom of Galicia in 1071, after the death of Count Nuno II Mendes (while it enjoyed a certain autonomy, it always remained a dependency of the Kingdom of León-Galicia).

The Second County of Portugal (Portuguese: Condado Portucalense), that came into existence in 1093 during the reign of Alfonso VI of León and Castile, was offered to Henry of Burgundy (who gave his aid in the Reconquista and who also received the hand of Teresa of León, the king's daughter, in marriage). This second county was much larger, including the territories of the old County of Coimbra, parts of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and even the south of Galicia. This county would evolve in 1139 into the Kingdom of Portugal under Henry of Burgundy's son, Afonso I of Portugal.

[edit] See also

• Portucale
• History of Portugal
• Timeline of Portuguese history
  • Al' Garb Al'Andalus and the beginning of the Reconquista (8th to 9th Century)
  • First County of Portugal (9th to 11th Century)
  • Second County of Portugal (11th to 12th Century)
• List of Portuguese monarchs
• Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal

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