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Gonçalo Martins de Abreu

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Gonçalo Martins de Abreu
Knight
SuccessorLourenço Gonçalves de Abreu
Born11th-century
Évreux, Upper Normandy, France
Died12th-century
Portugal
Noble familyd'Évreux

Gonçalo Martins de Abreu or Geoffrey Devereux (11th-century) was an Anglo-Norman Knight, who arrived in the Iberian Peninsula with Henry, Count of Portugal.[1]

Abreu family mansion in Pico de Regalados

Biography

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Gonçalo was the son of William d'Évreux by a second unnamed wife.[2] He was the founder of the Abreu Family in Portugal.[3] After establishing his residence in Galicia, Martins Évreux modified his surname to Abreu.[4]

References

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  1. ^ fasc. 1. Abreus-Acciaiuolis. Cönego Fernando de Meneses Vaz, Ernesto Gonçalves, Luiz Peter.lon Clode. 1964.
  2. ^ Don René II (20 January 2012). "Maison De Abreu". maisondeabreu.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ Noble Families of Portugal: Abreu. Manoel Jozé da Costa Felgueiras Gayo. 2009. ISBN 9780806354071.
  4. ^ Coronas de Castilla en Venezuela. Alejandro Mario Capriles. 1967.