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Statue of Vímara Peres in Porto, Portugalcreated by Barata Feyo in 1968
Statue of Vímara Peres in Porto, Portugal
created by Barata Feyo in 1968

Vímara Peres, Count of Portugal (Galicia, circa 820 — Guimarães, 873)[1] was a Christian warlord of the 9th century in west Iberia. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Events By Place Asia Tahir, the son of a slave is rewarded with the governorship of Khurasan for supporting the Caliphate Guimarães (gimɐˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ is a city and municipality in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the district of Braga Events By Place Europe The Vikings raid Dorestad. Asia A widespread failure of the A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A warlord is a person with power who has military control over a subnational area due to Armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra He was a vassal of the King of Asturias, Léon and Galicia, Alfonso III, and was sent to reconquer and secure from the Moors (Arabs and Berbers who had invaded Visigothic Hispania), in the west coastal fringe of Gallaecia, the area from the Minho River to the Douro River, including the city of Portus Cale, later Porto and Gaia, from were the name and political entity of Portugal emerged. This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Asturias. While their existence and dates seem plausible further verifiable details about their reigns are often scarce especially In the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias ( 850 - 866) the kingdom began to be known as that of León. The Kingdom of Galicia (410-1833 was a kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula for two distinct periods Alfonso III (c 848– 20 December 910 ? called the Great, was the king of Galicia and Asturias from 866 until his death The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest" Arabic: الاسترداد, "Recapturing" was a period The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar Gallaecia or Callaecia was the name of a Roman province that comprised Rio Minho redirects here For the river of that name in Jamaica see Rio Minho (Jamaica The Minho ( pron. The Douro or Duero ( Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro, pron. Portus Cale ( Latin for Port of Cale) was the old name of an ancient town and port in current day Portugal. Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia, ( pron 'vilɐ 'nɔvɐ dɨ 'gajɐ is a city in Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.

In 868 Count Vímara Peres established the First County of Portugal (Portuguese: Condado de Portucale), after the reconquest of the region north of the Douro river. Events By Place Asia 11 May — The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated book is printed A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin Condado de Portucale was the first County founded in Portugal. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. The Douro or Duero ( Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro, pron.

He was able to expel the Moors and founded a fortified town under his own name Vimaranis (of Vimar) which later became Guimaranis, present day Guimarães (the Portuguese call it "The Cradle City"). Guimarães (gimɐˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ is a city and municipality in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the district of Braga Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.

Vímara Peres died in 873 in Guimarães. His son, Lucídio Vimaranes (Lucídio, son of Vímara), took control of the county. The dynasty of his House lasted until 1071 when Count Nuno Mendes was defeated by King Garcia II of Galicia (after conquering Portugal he was King García II of Galicia and Portugal) in the Battle of Pedroso. The Battle of Pedroso was fought in January 1071 near present day Pedroso ( Vila Nova de Gaia) Portugal.

Note that in Medieval Iberia, Count was a title and position equivalent to that of Duke. A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom

Contents

House of Vímara Peres

Genealogy

Probable family tree of the House of Vímara Peres. Image:House of Vimara Peres.PNG

Notes

  1. ^ From Vímara (Weimar or Guimar) and the patronymic Peres (son of Pedro - Peter). A patronym, is a component of a Personal name based on the name of one's father Peres is a surname in the Portuguese language. It is an archaic variety of the modern Pires, originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Pedro Peter is a popular male Given name. It comes from the Greek word πετρος (petros meaning "stone" ( petra in Latin

See also

Portucale can mean different things Portus Cale, old Roman name of an ancient town and port in current day Portugal in the area of today's Grande Porto (north of Portugal is a European Nation whose origins go back to the Early Middle Ages. The history of Portugal, in most of the 12th and 13th centuries is chiefly that of its origin as a separate state in the process of the Christian This is a historical timeline of Portugal. See also History of Portugal Pre-Roman Western Iberia (Before the 3rd century BC This is a historical timeline of Portugal. See also History of Portugal Al'Garb Al'Andalus and the beginning of the Reconquista This is a historical timeline of Portugal. See also History of Portugal First County of Portugal 9th century This is a historical timeline of Portugal. See also History of Portugal Second County of Portugal 11th century Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of Portuguese
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