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5th Period - First County of Portugal
(9th Century to 11th Century)
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| 9th C. |
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| 822 |
Abd al-Rahman II becomes Caliph of Córdoba (822-852) |
| 825 |
Moor army fails to capture Coimbra and Viseu |
| 830 |
Relics of St James are claimed to be uncovered in Compostela - it is promoted as a site for Christian pilgrimage |
| 840 |
Moors have control of both Coimbra and Viseu |
| 840 |
Norman Vikings raid Beja and Algarve coast |
| 842 |
Ramiro I becomes King of Asturias |
| 844 |
Norman Viking raids on Galicia and Lisbon, Beja, coastal Algarve, and also Seville |
| 844 |
Battle of Clavijo - legendary fight between Christians and Moors won by the Christian army helped by a vision of Saint James charging through their ranks |
| 850 |
Ordonho I becomes King of Asturias |
| 852 |
Muhammad I becomes Emir of Córdoba (852-886) |
| 859 |
Norman raids on coastal Algarve and Beja |
| 859 |
Battle of Albelda - Ordonho I defeats Musa ibn Musa |
| 866 |
Alfonso III becomes King of Asturias and initiates repopulation of Coimbra, Lamego, Porto and Viseu |
| 844 |
First recorded raids by Scandinavians on Lisbon |
| 852 |
Mohammed I becomes Caliph of Córdoba (852-886) |
| 859 |
Recorded raids by Scandinavian pirates on Algarve coast |
| 868 |
Count Vímara Peres declares the County of Portucale (Portugal) as a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Asturias |
| 868 |
Vímara Peres founds the town of Vimaranis (Guimarães) |
| 868 |
Vímara Peres captures the town of Porto from the Moors |
| 871 |
The Christians retake Coimbra and Hermengildo Mendes is made Count of Coimbra |
| 873 |
Count Vímara Peres, administrator of the region of Portuvale and creator of town of Guimarães dies - his son Lucídio Vimaranes takes his place |
| 873 |
Count Lucídio Vimaranes dies and Count Diogo Fernandes inherits title through marriage to Lucídio's daughter |
| 878 |
Coimbra is incorporated in the Kingdom of Asturias and placed under the control of Hermenegildo Mendes |
| 883 |
Documents refer to the area of "Portucale" |
| 886 |
al-Mundhir becomes Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba (886-888) |
| 888 |
Civil War erupts throughout the Iberian Peninsular |
| 888 |
Abdallah ibn Muhammad becomes Caliph of Córdoba (888-912) |
| 10th C. |
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| 909 |
Don Alfonso III of Asturias is deposed and yet declared Emperor of Iberia |
| 910 |
Monastery of Cluny (Burgandy) founded |
| 910 |
Don Alfonso III dies and his three sons divide Asturias, Galicia and León - Don Ordonho II becomes King of Galicia and León (910-924); Don Lucídio Vimaranes becomes Count of Portucale |
| 911 |
Count Aires Mendes becomes Count of Coimbra |
| 912 |
Abd al-Rahman III becomes Caliph of Córdoba and powerful ruler of all Moors in the Peninsular (912-961) |
| 913 |
Don Ordonho II captures Évora from the Moors |
| 914 |
Don Ordonho II of Galicia also becomes King of León after death of his brother |
| 914 |
Capital of Asturias moved from Oviedo to León |
| 915 |
Drought creates famine throughout the Peninsular (915-919) |
| 916 |
Battle of Valdejunquera - Abd al-Rahman III defeats army of Don Ordonho II |
| 918 |
Battle of Talavera - Abd al-Rahman III defeats the Christian army |
| 924 |
Don Fruela II becomes King of León |
| 925 |
Don Sancho Ordonhes becomes vassal "King" of Galicia |
| 925 |
Don Ramiro (II) establishes residence in Viseu |
| 926 |
Count Mendo Gonçalves (also know as Hermenegildo Gonçalves son of Count Gonçalo of Galicia), marries Mumadona Dias (daughter of Onega Lucides and Diogo Fernandes), and becomes the 1st Count of Portucale - lands streaching from Coimbra to Galicia |
| 928 |
Gonçalo Moniz becomes Count of Coimbra |
| 929 |
Don Alfonso IV becomes King of León |
| 929 |
Abd al-Rahman III declares himself as the Caliph of Córdoba - no longer under the control of Baghdad (929-961) |
| 930 |
Don Ramiro II becomes King of León (930-950), and settles in Viseu |
| 931 |
Don Ramiro II becomes King of León (930-950), and settles in Viseu |
| 938 |
First written reference to Portugal and not as Portucale |
| 946 |
The County of Castile becomes independent |
| 950 |
Countess Mumadona divides most of her vast estates between her sons |
| 950 |
Count Gonçalo Mendes
(son of Count Meno Gonçalves), becomes 2nd Count of Portugal |
| 950 |
Don Ordonho III becomes King of León |
| 953 |
Large Moor army attacks Galicia |
| 955 |
Ordonho III attacks Lisbon |
| 955 |
Moors retakes Coimbra and forces Christian frontier back to River Douro |
| 956 |
Sancho I becomes King of León |
| 957 |
Sancho I removes Count Gonçalo Mendes and family from power and seeks Moor support for protection against retaliation |
| 959 |
Countess Mumadona donates vast property to Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira (Guimarães) |
| 960 |
Don Sancho I is reinstated as King of León |
| 961 |
al-Hakam II becomes Caliph of Córdoba (961-976) |
| 962 |
Count Gonçalo Mendes rebels against Don Sancho I of León |
| 966 |
Normans raid town of Silves in the Algarve |
| 966 |
Viking raids on Galicia and kill the Bishop of Santiago de Compostela |
| 967 |
Don Ramiro III becomes King of León |
| 971 |
Vikings repeat their raid on Galicia |
| 976 |
Hisham II becomes Caliph of Córdoba (976-1009) |
| 976 |
al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir takes over power from protégé Hisham II and launches military campaign against Christians |
| 982 |
Don Bermudo II becomes King of León |
| 987 |
al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir sacks Coimbra and most castles north of the River Douro. He marches on Santiago de Compostela and destroys the town and the Church of Santiago |
| 987 |
Count Gonçalo Mendes adopts title of Grand-Duke of Portugal and fights Don Bermudo II of León and is defeated in battle |
| 999 |
Don Alfonso V becomes King of León |
| 999 |
Mumadona Dias dies |
| 999 |
Count Mendo Gonçalves becomes 3rd Count of Portugal |
| 11th C. |
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| 1000 |
Reign of Sancho III (the Great) of Navarre |
| 1002 |
al-Mansul Ibn Abi Aamir dies |
| 1003 |
Moor army destroys City of León |
| 1008 |
Count Mendo Gonçalves II is killed by raiding Vikings in Galicia and his wife Tuta Mendo temporary governs |
| 1008 |
Count Alvito Nunes becomes 4th Count of Portugal |
| 1008 |
Civil War between different leaders within the Moors and aided by Christians (1108-1031) |
| 1008 |
Hisham II is deposed in uprising led by Mohammed II al-Mahdi who is then declared as the new Caliph of Córdoba (1008-1009) |
| 1009 |
Muhammad II al-Mahdi is deposed by Sulaiman al-Mustain (1009-1010) |
| 1009 |
The Taifa of Badajoz (Kingdom) declares independence from Córdoba and governs an area between Coimbra and northern Alentejo |
| 1010 |
Hisham II is restored as Caliph of Córdoba by Berber army led by al-Wahdid (1010-1012) |
| 1012 |
Sulaiman al-Mustain is restored again as Caliph of Córdoba by Berber army (1012-1017) |
| 1013 |
Berber army riots and destroy some of Córdoba and new Taifas appear |
| 1016 |
Norman invaders ascend the River Minho and destroy Tui in Galicia |
| 1017 |
Abd al-Rahman IV becomes Caliph of Córdoba (1017-1022) |
| 1017 |
Ilduara Mendes married to Nuno Alvites becomes 5th Count of Portugal |
| 1018 |
The Algarve becomes an dependant Taifa from Córdoba |
| 1022 |
Lisbon becomes an independent Taifa from Córdoba and is later annexed by the Taifa of Badajoz |
| 1023 |
Abd al-Rahman V becomes Caliph of Córdoba (1023) |
| 1023 |
Mohammed III becomes Caliph of Córdoba (1023-1025) |
| 1023 |
Abu l-Kasim Mohammad I Ben Abbad becomes Emir of Seville (1023-1042) |
| 1025 |
Seville forces capture castles of Alafões |
| 1027 |
Hisham III becomes Caliph of Córdoba (1027-1031) |
| 1028 |
Death of Nuno Alvites (married to Ildvara, the daughter of Tuta Mendo) |
| 1028 |
Count Mendes Nunes becomes 6th Count of Portugal |
| 1028 |
Don Alfonso VI of Asturias & León lays siege to Viseu and is killed by a bolt |
| 1028 |
Don Bermudo III becomes King of León |
| 1031 |
Don Sancho III of Navarre declares war on Don Bermudo III |
| 1031 |
Power of Umayyads with its base in Córdoba divided into small kingdoms (Reinos de Taifas Period 1031-1492) |
| 1033 |
Mértola becomes an dependant Taifa (Kingdom) from Córdoda |
| 1034 |
Sancho III of Navarre declares himself "Rex Hispanarum" (King of all Spains) |
| 1034 |
Gonçalo Trastemires captures Montemór castle thus extending Christian control to the Mondego |
| 1034 |
Don Sancho III of Navarre dies and his son Don Ferdinand I takes control of Castile |
| 1035 |
Don Bermudo III defeats the Moor army in a battle near Aveiro - Don Bermudo III is later is killed in battle at Toledo |
| 1037 |
Battle of Tamarón - Don Ferdinand I of Castile (1035-1065), defeats the army of León and gains another Kingdom |
| 1040 |
The Almoravid followers arrive in Andulusia and begin their campaign to to take control of the Peninsular |
| 1040 |
Silves becomes an independent Taifa from Córdoba |
| 1040 |
The Moor ruler of Badajoz appeals to the christian King Alfonso VI for protection against the threat of the Almovarids - he offers in return the castles of Lisbon, Santarém and Sintra |
| 1042 |
Abu Amr Abbad Ben Mohammed becomes Emir of Seville (1042-1068) |
| 1044 |
Abbad III al-Mutamid from Seville capture Mértola |
| 1050 |
Count Mendes Nunes killed in battle |
| 1050 |
Count Nuno Mendes becomes 7th Count of Portugal and the last in line of the House of Vímara Peres |
| 1051 |
The Algarve Taifa is annexed to the Taifa of Seville |
| 1053 |
Death of Nuno Mendo in battle |
| 1056 |
The Almoravids Dynasty commences in Africa |
| 1057 |
Don Fernando I of Castile and León captures Lamego, Seia and Viseu |
| 1058 |
Don Fernando I of Castile and León captures Viseu |
| 1058 |
Al-Muzaffar al-Aftas pays Christians to leave Taifa of Badajoz |
| 1060 |
Ecumenical Council of Santiago de Compostelo (1060-1063) |
| 1062 |
Gomes Eitaz governs Guimarães |
| 1063 |
The Taifa of Silves is annexed to Taifa of Seville |
| 1064 |
Don Fernando I of Castile and León captures towns from Guimarães down to Coimbra and Count Sisnando Davides is made 8th Count of Coimbra |
| 1064 |
Coimbra is placed under the responsibity of Sisand ibn Dovidiz by Don Ferdinand I |
| 1064 |
Hispanic Calendar adopted |
| 1064 |
Foundation by Don Sisenando in Coimbra of first official State school in Portugal |
| 1065 |
Don Sancho II becomes King of Castile and León (1065-1072) |
| 1065 |
Don Sancho I (Ramirez) becomes King of Aragon (1065-1094) |
| 1065 |
Don Garcia II of Galicia (1065-1072), proclaims the independent Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal |
| 1068 |
Abu l-Hasim Mohammed II becomes Emir of Seville (1068-1091) |
| 1070 |
St Fructuosus of Dumes made Bishop of Braga |
| 1070 |
Count Nuno Mendes revolts against Don Garcia II of Galicia and makes his claim for the independent title of King of Portugal |
| 1071 |
January - Battle of Pedroso - Don Garcia II defeats the army of Count Nuno Mendes and then later is also killed in the battle |
| 1072 |
Don Alfonso VI of León León, strips from Don Garcia II of Galicia all power and his kingdom bcomes part of Don Alfonso VI kingdoms |
| 1073 |
Alfonso VI becomes King of Castile |
| 1075 |
Construction commenced of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela |
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| 4th Period |
Initial Moor Period (8th Century to 9th Century) |
| 6th Period |
Second County (11th Century to 12th Century) |
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NOTE
The above was compiled by Michael Tannock from published information
in the Portuguese language. While every care was taken in obtaining the above
facts some conflicting dates, information and spelling were encountered.
In such cases, our own discretion was used in choosing which facts
to publish.
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