Egas Gomes de Sousa

Egas Gomes de Sousa
Rico-Homen
Coat of arms
Tenure	1035-?
Predecessor	Sueiro Belfaguer
Successor	Mem Viegas de Sousa
Born	County of Portugal
Buried	Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro
Noble family	House of Sousa
Spouse	Gontinha Gonçalves da Maia
Issue	Mem Viegas de Sousa Gomes Viegas Paio Nunes de Sousa
Father	Gomes Echigues
Mother	Gontronde Moniz de Touro

Egas Gomes de Sousa (c. 1035 -?) was a Portuguese noble of the County of Portugal and the first of his line to use the surname Sousa. ^[1] He was Lord of the House of Sousa and of Felgueiras.

Biography

He served as governor of the entire region of Entre Douro e Minho. He was captain-general, and as such in combat he beat the King of Tunis in a battle near the town of Beja. ^[2] He was buried in the Monastery of Pombeiro.

Family

He was the son of Gomes Echigues and his 1st wife, Gontronde Moniz de Touro, daughter of Munio Moniz de Bierzo, Count of Bierzo and Muniadona Moniz. He married a member of the Maia family (probably Gontinha Gonçalves da Maia), although there are various versions as to her name and filiation. ^[3] Egas had two sons:

• Mem Viegas de Sousa, married Teresa Fernandes de Marnel; ^{[3] [4]}
• Gomes Viegas
• Paio Nunes de Sousa

References

1. Caetano de Souza, Antonio (1735). Historia Genealógica de la Real Casa Portuguesa (PDF) (in Portuguese). Vol. I, Books I and II. Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, na oficina de Joseph Antonio da Sylva. ISBN   978-84-8109-908-9.
2. Pizarro, José Augusto de Sottomayor (1997). Linhagens medievais portuguesas : genealogias e estratégias 1279-1325 (Thesis). Universidade do Porto. doi:10.34626/xrt8-8y60. hdl:10216/18023.
3. Mattoso, José (1982). Ricos-homens, infanções e cavaleiros: a nobreza medieval portuguesa nos séculos XI e XII (in Portuguese) (3rd ed.). Lisbon: Guimarães Editores. pp. 47, 48. ISBN   9789726653035.
4. Mattoso, José (1981). A nobreza medieval portuguesa, a família e o poder (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Editorial Estampa. p. 233. OCLC   8242615.