Egas Gomes de Sousa

Coat of Arms of House of Sousa

Egas Gomes de Sousa (1035 -?) was a Portuguese noble of County of Portugal and the first of his line to use the surname Sousa. He was Lord of the House of Sousa and of Felgueiras.

Biography

He served as governor of the entire region of Entre Douro e Minho. He was captain-general, and as such in combat he won the King of Tunis, in a battle near the town of Beja. He was buried in the Monastery of Pombeiro.

Family

He was the son of Gomes Echigues^[1] and his 1st wife, Gontronde Moniz de Touro, daughter of Munio Moniz de Bierzo, Count of Bierzo and Muniadona Moniz. He married a member of the Maia family, although there are various versions as to her name and filiation.^[1]

• Mem Viegas de Sousa, married Teresa Fernandes de Marnel;^[2][3]
• Gomes Viegas

References

Bibliography

• Caetano de Souza, Antonio (1735). Historia Genealógica de la Real Casa Portuguesa (PDF) (in Portuguese). I, Books I and II. Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, na oficina de Joseph Antonio da Sylva. ISBN 978-84-8109-908-9. 
• Mattoso, José (1981). A nobreza medieval portuguesa, a família e o poder (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Editorial Estampa. OCLC 8242615. 
• Mattoso, José (1982). Ricos-homens, infanções e cavaleiros: a nobreza medieval portuguesa nos séculos XI e XII (in Portuguese) (3rd ed.). Lisbon: Guimarães Editores. ISBN 9789726653035.