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| name = Vímara Peres |
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| image = File:Porto April 2019-18.jpg |
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| caption = Equestrian statue of Vímara Peres in [[Porto]] |
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| reign |
| reign = 868–873 |
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| succession |
| succession = [[Count of Portugal|Count of Portucale]] |
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| successor |
| successor = [[Lucídio Vimaranes]] |
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| father |
| father = {{ill|Pedro Theon|pt}} |
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| death_date = 873 |
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| death_place |
| death_place = Vama (possibly [[Guimarães]] or [[Touro, Spain|Bama, A Coruña]]) |
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| issue |
| issue = [[Lucídio Vimaranes]], Audivia Vimaranes| |
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[[File:Péninsule ibérique en 875.png|thumb|The [[Iberian Peninsula]] in 875, shortly after the reign of Vímara Peres]] |
[[File:Péninsule ibérique en 875.png|thumb|The [[Iberian Peninsula]] in 875, shortly after the reign of Vímara Peres]] |
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'''Vímara Peres'''<ref group="lower-alpha">Vímara is an originally [[Visigoth]]ic name of [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] origin (cognate with Weimar or Guimar) and [[Peres]] is a [[patronymic]], meaning son of [[Pedro]] or [[Peter (name)|Peter]]. The name can |
'''Vímara Peres'''<ref group="lower-alpha">Vímara is an originally [[Visigoth]]ic name of [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] origin (cognate with Weimar or Guimar) and [[Peres]] is a [[patronymic]], meaning son of [[Pedro]] or [[Peter (name)|Peter]]. The name can therefore be equated with '''Weimar/Guimar Peterson'''.</ref> (died in [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]], 873){{Sfn|Mattoso|1981|p=106}} was a ninth-century nobleman who served as the first [[County of Portugal|Count of Portugal]]. |
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==Life== |
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| ⚫ | His father, {{ill|Pedro Theon|pt}} (d. after 867), sometimes called Pedro Theón of [[Pravia]], and possibly the son of [[Bermudo I of Asturias]], was a member of the [[Curia Regis]] of King [[Alfonso III of Asturias|Alfonso III]] and appears in January 867 confirming a royal charter jointly with other nobles, including Count [[Rodrigo of Castile]].{{Sfn|Martínez Díez|2005|p=159}} Pedro was actively involved in the [[Reconquista]] and was also responsible for ousting and defeating the [[Vikings]] when they invaded Galicia in 858.{{Sfn|Miguens Narvaiz|2010|pp=133–134}} Besides Vímara, Pedro was also the father of {{ill|Hermenegildo Peres|pt}}.{{Sfn|Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León|1999|p=417}} The old Christian version of ‘Vímara’ is believed to be derived from ‘Weimar’ <ref> cite url=https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/weimar/submitted</ref> a name from any of several places like one [[Weimar (Lahn)|Weimar in Hesse]] and [[Weimar|another in Thuringia]], from Old High German wīh "holy" and mari "standing water". Although old-fashioned, it is still used in Portugal today as Guímaro. |
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His father, {{ill|Pedro Theon|pt}} (d. after 867), sometimes called Pedro Theón of [[Pravia]], and possibly the son of [[Bermudo I of Asturias]], was a member of the [[Curia Regis]] of King [[Alfonso III of Asturias|Alfonso III]] and appears in January 867 confirming a royal charter jointly with other nobles, including Count [[Rodrigo of Castile]].{{Sfn|Martínez Díez|2005|p=159}} |
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Vímara was a vassal of the King of [[List of Asturian monarchs|Asturias]], [[Alfonso III of Asturias|Alfonso III]], and was sent to [[Reconquista|reconquer]] and secure from the [[Moors]] ([[Arab]]s and [[Berber people|Berbers]] who had invaded [[Visigoth]]ic [[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 [[Vila Nova de Gaia|Gaia]], from where the name of [[Portugal]] emerged. |
Vímara was a vassal of the King of [[List of Asturian monarchs|Asturias]], [[Alfonso III of Asturias|Alfonso III]], and was sent to [[Reconquista|reconquer]] and secure from the [[Moors]] ([[Arab]]s and [[Berber people|Berbers]] who had invaded [[Visigoth]]ic [[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 [[Vila Nova de Gaia|Gaia]], from where the name of [[Portugal]] emerged. |
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The [[Kingdom of Asturias]] was divided internally into several counties or royal provinces. Portus Cale was one of these Asturian counties. In 868, Vímara Peres was named [[First County of Portugal|Count of Portugal]] by King Alfonso III after the reconquest of the region north of the [[Douro]] river.{{Sfn|Mattoso|1981|p=106}}{{Sfn|Martínez Díez|2005|p=161}} |
The [[Kingdom of Asturias]] was divided internally into several counties or royal provinces. Portus Cale was one of these Asturian counties. In 868, Vímara Peres was named [[First County of Portugal|Count of Portugal]] by King Alfonso III after the reconquest of the region north of the [[Douro]] river.{{Sfn|Mattoso|1981|p=106}}{{Sfn|Martínez Díez|2005|p=161}} Later Portuguese historians viewed this event as the earliest milestone in the history of the state of Portugal, although Portugal did not achieve independence until the 12th century. |
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He was able to expel the Moors and founded a fortified town under his own name ''Vimaranis'' (of Vimar) which later became ''Guimaranis'', present |
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 [[Portugal|Portuguese]] call it "The Cradle City"). Vímara Peres died in 873 in Vama, possibly identified as Guimarães or Bama in the territory of [[Touro, Spain|Touro, A Coruña]].{{Sfn|Mattoso|1981|p=106}} |
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===Issue=== |
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Most historians agree that he was the father of: |
Most historians agree that he was the father of: |
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* [[Lucídio Vimaranes]] (Lucídio, son of Vímara), who succeeded Vímara as the governor of the county.{{Sfn|Sáez|1947|p=21}}{{Sfn|Mattoso|1981|pp=106 and 145}} |
* [[Lucídio Vimaranes]] (Lucídio, son of Vímara), who succeeded Vímara as the governor of the county.{{Sfn|Sáez|1947|p=21}}{{Sfn|Mattoso|1981|pp=106 and 145}} |
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Although the identity of his wife was not recorded in any contemporary charters, her name could have been Trudildi. If that was the case, Vímara would have been the father of: |
Although the identity of his wife was not recorded in any contemporary charters, her name could have been Trudildi. If that was the case, Vímara would have been the father of: |
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* Audivia Vimaranes who was married to Count [[Gutierre Aloítez]].{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Count Gutierre Aloítez (died after 963) is recorded with a wife named Audivia, whose parents were named Vimara and Trudildi. |
* Audivia Vimaranes who was married to Count [[Gutierre Aloítez]].{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Count Gutierre Aloítez (died after 963) is recorded with a wife named Audivia, whose parents were named Vimara and Trudildi. Trudildi is a name quite frequent among the nobility of Portugal and Galicia in the middle of the 10th-century, but Vimara is not. For chronological reasons and because of this uncommon name, historian Margarita Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León believes that Audivia was the daughter of Count Vímara Peres, and thus Vímara's wife was this Trudildi, Audivia's mother.{{Sfn|Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León|1998|p=304, n. 21}}}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Portugal in the Middle Ages]] |
* [[Portugal in the Middle Ages]] |
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**[[Portugal in the Reconquista]] |
** [[Portugal in the Reconquista]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book|last=Martínez Díez|first=Gonzalo|title=El Condado de Castilla (711-1038): la historia frente a la leyenda |year=2005|location=Valladolid |language = ES|isbn = 84-9718-275-8}} |
* {{cite book|last=Martínez Díez|first=Gonzalo|title=El Condado de Castilla (711-1038): la historia frente a la leyenda |year=2005|location=Valladolid |language = ES|isbn = 84-9718-275-8}} |
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* {{cite book| last=Mattoso|first= José| title = A nobreza medieval portuguesa, a família e o poder| chapter = As famílias condais portucalenses dos séculos X e XI|year = 1981| publisher = Editorial Estampa| location = Lisbon| language = PT|oclc= 8242615}} |
* {{cite book| last=Mattoso|first= José| title = A nobreza medieval portuguesa, a família e o poder| chapter = As famílias condais portucalenses dos séculos X e XI|year = 1981| publisher = Editorial Estampa| location = Lisbon| language = PT|oclc= 8242615}} |
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* {{cite book|last = Miguens Narvaiz| first = Silvia|title =Breve historia de los piratas|year = 2010|publisher =Ediciones Nowtilus, S.L.| location = Madrid|language = ES|isbn = |
* {{cite book|last = Miguens Narvaiz| first = Silvia|title =Breve historia de los piratas|year = 2010|publisher =Ediciones Nowtilus, S.L.| location = Madrid|language = ES|isbn = 9788497637091|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=bOy3cElawi4C&q=Batalla+de+Fornelos&pg=PA135 }} |
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* {{Cite news|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|year = 1947|work= Hispania: revista española de Historia|number = XXX|pages= 139–156|publisher=CSIC, Instituto Jerónimo Zurita|location=Madrid|language= ES|oclc =682814356|url=http://bibliotecadigital.jcyl.es/i18n/consulta/registro.cmd?id=6257}} |
* {{Cite news|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|year = 1947|work= Hispania: revista española de Historia|number = XXX|pages= 139–156|publisher=CSIC, Instituto Jerónimo Zurita|location=Madrid|language= ES|oclc =682814356|url=http://bibliotecadigital.jcyl.es/i18n/consulta/registro.cmd?id=6257}} |
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* {{cite book|last = Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León| first = Margarita Cecilia|title = Linajes nobiliarios de León y Castilla: Siglos IX-XIII|year = 1999|publisher = Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de educación y cultura| location = Salamanca|language =ES|isbn = |
* {{cite book|last = Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León| first = Margarita Cecilia|title = Linajes nobiliarios de León y Castilla: Siglos IX-XIII|year = 1999|publisher = Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de educación y cultura| location = Salamanca|language =ES|isbn = 84-7846-781-5}} |
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* {{cite news|last = Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León| first = Margarita Cecilia|title = Relaciones Fronterizas entre Portugal y León en tiempos de Alfonso VII: El ejemplo de la Casa de Traba|year = 1998|work= Revista da Faculdade de Letras: História. Universidade do Porto|number= 15, 2|pages = 301–312|location = Porto|language=ES|issn =0871-164X|url =http://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/4011.pdf }} |
* {{cite news|last = Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León| first = Margarita Cecilia|title = Relaciones Fronterizas entre Portugal y León en tiempos de Alfonso VII: El ejemplo de la Casa de Traba|year = 1998|work= Revista da Faculdade de Letras: História. Universidade do Porto|number= 15, 2|pages = 301–312|location = Porto|language=ES|issn =0871-164X|url =http://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/4011.pdf }} |
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| Vímara Peres | |
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Equestrian statue of Vímara Peres in Porto
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| Count of Portucale | |
| Reign | 868–873 |
| Successor | Lucídio Vimaranes |
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| Died | 873 Vama (possibly GuimarãesorBama, A Coruña) |
| Issue | Lucídio Vimaranes, Audivia Vimaranes |
| Father | Pedro Theon [pt] |
Vímara Peres[a] (died in Galicia, 873)[1] was a ninth-century nobleman who served as the first Count of Portugal.
His father, Pedro Theon [pt] (d. after 867), sometimes called Pedro Theón of Pravia, and possibly the son of Bermudo I of Asturias, was a member of the Curia Regis of King Alfonso III and appears in January 867 confirming a royal charter jointly with other nobles, including Count Rodrigo of Castile.[2] Pedro was actively involved in the Reconquista and was also responsible for ousting and defeating the Vikings when they invaded Galicia in 858.[3] Besides Vímara, Pedro was also the father of Hermenegildo Peres [pt].[4] The old Christian version of ‘Vímara’ is believed to be derived from ‘Weimar’ [5] a name from any of several places like one Weimar in Hesse and another in Thuringia, from Old High German wīh "holy" and mari "standing water". Although old-fashioned, it is still used in Portugal today as Guímaro.
Vímara was a vassal of the King of Asturias, 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 where the name of Portugal emerged.
The Kingdom of Asturias was divided internally into several counties or royal provinces. Portus Cale was one of these Asturian counties. In 868, Vímara Peres was named Count of Portugal by King Alfonso III after the reconquest of the region north of the Douro river.[1][6] Later Portuguese historians viewed this event as the earliest milestone in the history of the state of Portugal, although Portugal did not achieve independence until the 12th century.
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"). Vímara Peres died in 873 in Vama, possibly identified as Guimarães or Bama in the territory of Touro, A Coruña.[1]
Most historians agree that he was the father of:
Although the identity of his wife was not recorded in any contemporary charters, her name could have been Trudildi. If that was the case, Vímara would have been the father of:
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