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Theresa, Countess of Portugal

1080 - 1130

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Theresa (Portuguese: Teresa; Galician-Portuguese: Tareja or Tareixa; Latin: Theresia) (c. 1080 – 11 November 1130) was Countess of Portugal, and for a time claimant to be its independent Queen. She rebelled against her half-sister Queen Urraca of León. She was recognised as Queen by Pope Paschal II in 1116, but was captured and forced to accept Portugal's vassalage to León in 1121, being allowed to keep her royal title. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theresa, Countess of Portugal is the 3,949th most popular politician (down from 3,473rd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 49th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Theresa, Countess of Portugal is most famous for being the wife of King John I of Portugal and the mother of King Afonso V of Portugal.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theresa, Countess of Portugal ranks 3,949 out of 19,576. Before her are Guo Jia, Robert III of Worms, William III of Sicily, Mihály Károlyi, Aristides Pereira, and Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark. After her are Ordoño II of León, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, Richard III, Duke of Normandy, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, and Empress Genmei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, Theresa, Countess of Portugal ranks 6. Before her are Pope Eugene III, Avempace, Suger, Norbert of Xanten, and Isidore the Laborer. After her are Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Matilda of Scotland, Raymond du Puy, Sanai, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, and Abu Hamid al-Gharnati. Among people deceased in 1130, Theresa, Countess of Portugal ranks 7. Before her are Pope Honorius II, Sigurd the Crusader, Joannes Zonaras, Isidore the Laborer, Ibn Tumart, and Bohemond II of Antioch. After her are Aénor de Châtellerault, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Bernard of Chartres, Margaret Fredkulla, Herman II, Margrave of Baden, and Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Theresa, Countess of Portugal ranks 88 out of 633. Before her are Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843), Diego Columbus (1479), Maria João Pires (1944), António de Spínola (1910), Tristão da Cunha (1460), and Beatrice of Portugal (1373). After her are Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Barbara of Portugal (1711), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), Teófilo Braga (1843), Óscar Carmona (1869), and João Gonçalves Zarco (1390).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Theresa, Countess of Portugal ranks 49. Before her are Viriathus (-180), Francisco de Almeida (1450), João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537), Catherine of Braganza (1638), António de Spínola (1910), and Beatrice of Portugal (1373). After her are Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Barbara of Portugal (1711), Teófilo Braga (1843), Óscar Carmona (1869), António Lobo Antunes (1942), and Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186).

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