Nuno Mendes | |
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Count of Portugal | |
Tenure | 1050–1071 |
Predecessor | Mendo Nunes |
Died | 1071 |
Spouse(s) | Goncina |
Issue | Loba "Aurevelido" Nunes |
Father | Mendo Nunes |
Nuno Mendes or Nuño Menéndez (died February 1071) was the last count of Portugal from the family of Vímara Peres. The son of Count Mendo Nunes (Menendo Núñez), his desires for greater autonomy for Portugal led him to face King Garcia II of Galicia.[1]