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Afonso Mendes de Melo

Afonso Mendes de Melo

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Afonso Mendes de Melo (1240-1280) 2nd Lord of Melo,[1] was a medieval knight, rico-homem (rich-men) of the Kingdom of Portugal.[2]

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He was born in Portugal, the son of Mem Soares de Melo, 1st Lord de Melo and Teresa Afonso Gato, daughter of Afonso Pires Gato and Urraca Fernandes de Lumiares.[3] His wife was Inês Vasques, daughter of Vasco Lourenço da Cunha.[4]

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    Boletim cultural - Volumen33. Tip. Leitão, 1970. 1970.
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    Anuario genealógico latino, Volume 7. Federação dos Institutos Genealógicos Latinos, 1955. 1955.
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    Corografia portugueza: e descripçam topografica do famoso reyno de..., Volume 3. By António Carvalho da Costa. 1869.
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    Portugaliae monumenta historica a saeculo octavo post Christum usque ad quintumdecimum, Volume 2, Part 2. Academia das Ciências de Lisboa. 1980.
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