Ilduara Mendes

Ilduara Mendes or Ilduara Menéndez (attested 1025 – 1058),^[1] was a Countess of Portugal, and regent of Portugal during the minority of her son.

Life

Daughter of Count Menendo González and his wife Tutadomna Moniz,^[2] Ilduara had several brothers and sister, including Elvira Menéndez, wife of King Alfonso V of León.^[3] She governed the county jointly with her husband Count Nuno Alvites, son of Alvito Nunes and Gontina. Since their son Mendo Nunes was a minor in 1028 when his father died, he governed the county under the tutelage of his mother Ilduara.^[1]

References

1. Mattoso 1981, p. 113.
2. Mattoso 1981, p. 113 and 149.
3. Mattoso 1981, p. 148.

Bibliography

• Mattoso, José (1981). "As famílias condais portucalenses dos séculos X e XII". A nobreza medieval portuguesa: a família e o poder (in Portuguese). (Originally published in Studium Generale 12 (1968-1969) pp. 59–115). Lisbon: Editorial Estampa. pp. 101–157. OCLC 8242615.