City · Kingdom of Portugal · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Lamego

A bishop's city with a royal castle on the south side of the Douro, finally won by Ferdinand I of León in 1057.

Egas Moniz held it in 1128; his descendants the Ribadouro hold it still.

Who holds it

Name
Lourenço Soares de Ribadouro
Title
Tenente of Lamego
Since
before 1199
Confidence
high

See Ribadouro (Lourenço Soares).

Lord in 1200

Royal castle and district held by the tenente Lourenço Soares de Ribadouro (before 1199).

Overlord

Sancho I of Portugal

What the town holds

  • The city and its termo

How things stand that morning

Held by the Ribadouro tenente.

Wealth

Douro vineyards and farmland.

Military

Castle with keep and cistern. No figures.

Fuero

Charter (foral) of Sancho I, 1191.

Council

A concelho beside a bishop's see.

Communities

Christians; others not pinned.

Militia

Not pinned. No figures.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Charter of 1191 from en.wikipedia; tenente from pt.wikipedia.

Primary sources for Portugal

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

5 more in the sources library for France and Iberia.

Sources and studies

  1. Lamego (en.wikipedia)
  2. Lourenço Soares de Ribadouro (pt.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.