Mem Soares de Melo, 1st Lord de Melo

Mem Soares de Melo, 1st Lord de Melo (c.1200-1262) was a Portuguese Nobleman who served in the court of Afonso III of Portugal.

Mem Soares de Melo
1° Lord of Melo
Born13th century
Kingdom of Portugal
Died13th century
Kingdom of Portugal
Noble familyMello
Spouse(s)Teresa Afonso Gato
FatherSoeiro Raimundes
MotherUrraca Viegas

Biography

Born approximately 1200, in Portugal, the son of Soeiro Raimundes de Riba de Vizela and Urraca Viegas Barroso, belonging to noble Lusitanian families.[1] According to a prestigious Portuguese genealogist, Mem Soares de Melo was a descendant of two Visigoth kings.[2]

He was married to Teresa Afonso Gato, daughter of 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 was the owner of two Castles located in Gouveia.[5] In 1249 he participated in the conquest of Faro by Afonso III. He held various honorary positions in his court, including as alferes-mor,[6] counselor and lieutenant of Gouveia.[7]

References
  1. Morgados de Santa Catarina de Estremoz, Edições Colibri, Jan 1, 1999
  2. Edição comemorativa do cinqüentenário do Instituto Genealógico Brasileiro, 1939-1989, Instituto Genealógico Brasileiro, 1991
  3. Corografia portuguesa, e descripçam topografica do famoso reyno de Portugal, by António Carvalho da Costa
  4. Anais Das Bibliotecas E Arquivos de Portugal, Impr. da Universidade., 1927
  5. O combate da Campina entre Melos e Pessanhas: cenas da vida algarvia do século xvi : genealogias, J. Mascarenhas de Mello, 1942
  6. Heráldica de los apellidos canarios - Volumen 2, Estudios Técnicos del Blasón, 1979
  7. A igreja e o clero português no contexto europeu, by Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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