Nuno Mendes (count)

Nuno Mendes or Nuno II (?-1071) was the last Count of Portugal from the family of Vímara Peres. The son of Count Mendo Nunes, his desires for greater autonomy for Portugal led him to face King Garcia II of Galicia and claim the title of King of Portugal in 1070. In the January 18th 1071 he fought in the Battle of Pedroso, near the Monastery of Tibães, and his defeat and death led the winning Garcia II to call himself King of Galicia and Portugal. The County of Portugal was then subsumed into the crowns of Galicia and León until regranted by King Alfonso VI of León and Castile a quarter-century later.

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Nuno Mendes (count) family of Vímara Peres Born: ? Died: 18 January 1071
Preceded by Mendo Nunes	Count of Portugal 1050–1071	Succeeded by title extingushed, Garcia II ruling as King

Rulers of Portugal before 1128

Family of Vímara Peres (Counts)	Vímara Peres • Lucídio Vimaranes • (rule by Betótez Dynasty) • Alvito Nunes • Nuno Alvites with Ilduara Mendes• Mendo Nunes • Nuno Mendes

Betótez family (Counts)	Mumadona Dias with Hermenegildo González • Gonzalo Menéndez • Menendo González • Ilduara Mendes with Nuno Alvites

Jiménez Dynasty (as King of Galicia and Portugal)	García II of Galicia

House of Borgonha (Counts)	Henry with Theresa • Theresa with Afonso

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Name	Mendes, Nuno
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Date of death	1071
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