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Siege of Guimarães, the Glossary

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The Siege of Guimarães was a military siege that took place between the Portuguese separatist forces and the Leonese forces of Afonso VII, who marched into the County of Portugal in 1127, and attacked the Castle and city of Guimarães, the seat of King Afonso Henriques and the Portuguese nobles who had revolted that year against the authority of Countess Teresa.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Afonso I of Portugal, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Battle of São Mamede, Castle of Guimarães, County of Portugal, County of Trastámara, Diego Gelmírez, Egas Moniz o Aio, Escalade, Fernando Pérez de Traba, Guimarães, Henry, Count of Portugal, History of Portugal, Infante, Kingdom of León, Minho (river), Portugal, Portugal in the Middle Ages, Siege, Suzerainty, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Zamora Cathedral.

  2. 12th century in Portugal
  3. Guimarães

Afonso I of Portugal

Afonso IOr also Affonso (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as Alphonzo or Alphonse, depending on the Spanish or French influence.

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Alfonso VII of León and Castile

Alfonso VII (1 March 110521 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126.

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Battle of São Mamede

The Battle of São Mamede (Batalha de São Mamede) took place on 24 June 1128 near Guimarães and is considered the seminal event for the foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal and the battle that ensured Portugal's independence. Siege of Guimarães and battle of São Mamede are 12th century in Portugal.

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Castle of Guimarães

The Castle of Guimarães (Castelo de Guimarães) is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal.

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County of Portugal

The County of Portugal (Galician-Portuguese: Comtato de Portugalle; in documents of the period Portugalia) refers to two successive medieval counties in the region around Guimarães and Porto, today corresponding to littoral northern Portugal, within which the identity of the Portuguese people formed. Siege of Guimarães and county of Portugal are 12th century in Portugal.

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County of Trastámara

The County of Trastámara (Spanish Condado de Trastámara) was a tenancy of the crown in the Kingdom of Galicia in the Middle Ages.

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Diego Gelmírez

Diego Gelmírez or Xelmírez (Didacus Gelmirici; c. 1069 – c. 1140) was the second bishop (from 1100) and first archbishop (from 1120) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, modern Spain.

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Egas Moniz o Aio

Egas Moniz de Riba Douro, also known as o Aio ('the Tutor') (1080-1146) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served in the Portuguese Crown as the tutor of Afonso Henriques.

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Escalade

Escalade is the act of scaling defensive walls or ramparts with the aid of ladders.

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Fernando Pérez de Traba

Fernando (or Fernán) Pérez de Traba (– 1 November 1155), or Fernão Peres de Trava, was a nobleman and count of the Kingdom of León who for a time held power over all Galicia.

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Guimarães

Guimarães is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga.

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Henry, Count of Portugal

Henry (Portuguese: Henrique, French: Henri; 1066 – 22 May 1112), Count of Portugal, was the first member of the Capetian House of Burgundy to rule Portugal and the father of the country's first king, Afonso Henriques.

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History of Portugal

The history of Portugal can be traced from circa 400,000 years ago, when the region of present-day Portugal was inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis.

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Infante

Infante (f. infanta), also anglicised as "infant" or translated as "prince", is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to the sons and daughters (infantas) of the king, regardless of age, sometimes with the exception of the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne who usually bears a unique princely or ducal title.

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Kingdom of León

The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Minho (river)

The Minho or Miño (Miniu) is the longest river in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain, with a length of.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Portugal in the Middle Ages

The Kingdom of Portugal was established from the county of Portugal in the 1130s, ruled by the Portuguese House of Burgundy. Siege of Guimarães and Portugal in the Middle Ages are 12th century in Portugal.

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Siege

A siege (lit) is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault.

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Suzerainty

Suzerainty includes the rights and obligations of a person, state, or other polity which controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state but allows the tributary state internal autonomy.

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Theresa, Countess of Portugal

Theresa (Portuguese: Teresa; Galician-Portuguese: Tareja or Tareixa; Latin: Tarasia) (1080 – 11 November 1130) was Countess of Portugal, and for a time claimant to be its independent Queen.

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Zamora Cathedral

The Cathedral of Zamora is a Catholic cathedral in Zamora, in Castile and León, Spain, located above the right bank of the Duero It remains surrounded by its old walls and gates.

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See also

12th century in Portugal

Guimarães

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Guimarães