Mem Soares de Melo, 1st Lord de Melo
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Mem Soares de Melo | |
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| Born | 1200? Portugal |
| Died | 1262 ? |
Mem Soares de Melo (1200?-1262) was a Portuguese Noblemen, 1st Lord de Melo.
Biography
Born approximately 1200, in Portugal, son of Soeiro Raimundes de Riba de Vizela, and wife Urraca Viegas Barroso,[1] and according a prestigious Portuguese genealogist, he was a descendant of two Visigoth kings.[2] Soares de Melo was married to Teresa Afonso Gato, daughter Affonso Pires o Gato and Urraca Fernandes de Lumiares,[3] a distant descendant of Mendo Alão and his wife an Armenian princess.[4]
Mem Soares de Melo, founder of the Mello family, and member of the court of King Afonso III of Portugal, as alferes-mor,[5] Lieutenant of Gouveia, and Counselor.[6]
Men Soares de Melo was owner of two Castles in Gouveia and Linhares.[7]
References
- ^ Morgados de Santa Catarina de Estremoz, Edições Colibri, Jan 1, 1999
- ^ Edição comemorativa do cinqüentenário do Instituto Genealógico Brasileiro, 1939-1989, Instituto Genealógico Brasileiro, 1991
- ^ Corografia portuguesa, e descripçam topografica do famoso reyno de Portugal, by António Carvalho da Costa
- ^ Anais Das Bibliotecas E Arquivos de Portugal, Impr. da Universidade., 1927
- ^ Heráldica de los apellidos canarios - Volumen 2, Estudios Técnicos del Blasón, 1979
- ^ A igreja e o clero português no contexto europeu, by Universidade Católica Portuguesa
- ^ O combate da Campina entre Melos e Pessanhas: cenas da vida algarvia do século xvi : genealogias, J. Mascarenhas de Mello, 1942