Mendo de Sousa
Mendo de Sousa was a Portuguese Count, Patron of the Monastery of Pombeiro and Mordomo-mór of Sancho I of Portugal.
Biography
Born in Portugal, Mendo was the son of Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa and Urraca Sanches de Celanova, a noble woman, granddaughter of Henry, Count of Portugal and Theresa. He was a direct descendant of Sueiro Belfaguer, 1st Lord House of Sousa.Mendo de Sousa married Maria Rodrigues Veloso, daughter of Count Rodrigo Velloso. They had six children:
- Gonçalo Mendes II de Sousa
- Garcia Mendes II de Sousa
- Vasco Mendes de Sousa
- Rodrigo Mendes de Sousa
- Urraca Mendes de Sousa
- Henrique Mendes de Sousa