Alvito Nunes
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Alvito Nunes was an 11th century Count of Portugal
. Following the death of Menendo González
, he was appointed to the county. He is believed to be a descendant of the first family to hold the title, that of Vímara Peres
. He was followed in the family by his son Nuno Alvites, who had married Menendo's daughter Ilduara, who would rule in her own right after Nuno's death.
County of Portugal
The County of Portugal was the region around Braga and Porto, today corresponding to littoral northern Portugal, from the late ninth to the early twelfth century, during which it was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of León.-History:...
. Following the death of Menendo González
Menendo González
Menendo González was a semi-autonomous Duke of Galicia and Count of Portugal and a dominant figure in the Kingdom of León around the turn of the second millennium. He was the tutor and father-in-law of King Alfonso V from at least 1003...
, he was appointed to the county. He is believed to be a descendant of the first family to hold the title, that of Vímara Peres
Vímara Peres
Vímara Peres, Count of Portugal was a Galician Christian duke of the 9th century in west Iberia. He was a vassal of the King of Asturias, Léon and Galicia, Alfonso III, and was sent to reconquer and secure from the Moors , in the west coastal fringe of Gallaecia, the area from the Minho River to...
. He was followed in the family by his son Nuno Alvites, who had married Menendo's daughter Ilduara, who would rule in her own right after Nuno's death.