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{{Short description|Count of Coimbra}} |
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'''Arias Menéndez''' ('''Arias Mendes''' in |
'''Arias Menéndez''' ('''Arias Mendes''' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], '''Arias Menendiz''' in [[Galician language|Galician]]; died after June 924)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sáez |first=Emilio |title=Los ascendientes de San Rosendo, notas para el estudio de la monarquía astur-leonesa durante los siglos IX y X |date=1947 |publisher=CSIC, Instituto Jerónimo Zurita. Hispania (XXX) |pages=38 |oclc=2594708}}</ref> was the son of [[Hermenegildo Gutiérrez]] and Ermesenda Gatónez, daughter of count Gatón of Bierzo,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León |first=Margarita |title=Linajes nobiliarios en León y Castilla (siglos IX-XIII) |date=1999 |publisher=Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de educación y cultura |isbn=978-84-7846-781-5 |location=Valladolid |pages=304}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sáez |first=Emilio |title=Los ascendientes de San Rosendo, notas para el estudio de la monarquía astur-leonesa durante los siglos IX y X |date=1947 |publisher=CSIC, Instituto Jerónimo Zurita. Hispania (XXX) |pages=14 |oclc=2594708}}</ref> Count of Astorga and Egilona. He supported the cause of King [[Alfonso III of Asturias]] and, as compensation for his loyalty, in 911 he was elected [[County of Coimbra|Count of Coimbra]], which was repopulated by his father. Years later, he was appointed, along with his brother [[Gutierre Menéndez]], Count of [[Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos|Caldelas]] and also of [[Leça da Palmeira|Refojos de Leça]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León |first=Margarita |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ocm40997700 |title=Linajes nobiliarios en León y Castilla (Siglos IX-XIII) |date=1999 |publisher=Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de Educación y Cultura |isbn=978-84-7846-781-5 |location=Valladolid |pages=306 |oclc=ocm40997700}}</ref> |
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With his brother Guterre, he brought monks to restore the [[Samos, Lugo|monastery of Samos]] in Galicia and, from that moment, a prosperous relationship began between the comital family and the monastery.<ref name=":0" /> |
With his brother Guterre, he brought monks to restore the [[Samos, Lugo|monastery of Samos]] in Galicia and, from that moment, a prosperous relationship began between the comital family and the monastery.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Arias Menéndez (Arias MendesinPortuguese, Arias MenendizinGalician; died after June 924)[1] was the son of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and Ermesenda Gatónez, daughter of count Gatón of Bierzo,[2][3] Count of Astorga and Egilona. He supported the cause of King Alfonso III of Asturias and, as compensation for his loyalty, in 911 he was elected Count of Coimbra, which was repopulated by his father. Years later, he was appointed, along with his brother Gutierre Menéndez, Count of Caldelas and also of Refojos de Leça.[4]
With his brother Guterre, he brought monks to restore the monastery of Samos in Galicia and, from that moment, a prosperous relationship began between the comital family and the monastery.[4]
He married Ermesenda Gundesíndez,[5] daughter of Gudensindo Ériz (son of Ero Fernández) and Enderquina Menéndez, daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez, thus being his niece. From this marriage the following children were born:
