County of Portugal
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The County of Portugal was a medieval political entity in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula that served as the precursor to the Kingdom of Portugal.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count of Portugal | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval county
ⓘ
precursor state ⓘ vassal state ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Kingdom of Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of León NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Guimarães
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portucale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | various medieval currencies of León and Galicia ⓘ |
| event |
Battle of Ourique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of São Mamede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventDate |
1128
ⓘ
1139 ⓘ |
| firstCreationEndTime | 1071 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstCreationStartTime | 868 GENERATED ⓘ |
| founder | Vímara Peres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingEvent | grant by King Alfonso III of Asturias ⓘ |
| foundingEventDate | 868 ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal county ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Entre-Douro-e-Minho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portucale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Galician-Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRulerTitle | Count of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterTitleOfRuler | King of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwest Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
present-day Portugal ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Portus Cale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDynasty |
House of Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Vímara Peres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Galicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of León NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | autonomous county under León ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Roman Gallaecia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suebi Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruler |
Afonso Henriques
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gonzalo Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendo Gonçalves NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuno Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ Vímara Peres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondCreationEndTime | 1139 ⓘ |
| secondCreationStartTime | 1096 ⓘ |
| sovereign |
King of Galicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of León NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Count of Portugal