The County of Coimbra was a political entity instituted as a subsidiary county for the prince Ardavast or Sisebuto son of King Wittiza

Wittiza

Wittiza was the Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Ergica, until 702 or 703.-Joint rule:...

 until the fall of Visigothic Hispania by Abderraman III ruler of Al-Andalus

Al-Andalus

Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...

. The first counts established a long and great dynasty which were several families and dynasty root of Spain. The first Count of Coimbra Tributary was the prince Sisebuto and this county was settled in that would be future Kingdom of Galicia

Kingdom of Galicia

The Kingdom of Galicia was a political entity located in southwestern Europe, which at its territorial zenith occupied the entire northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Founded by Suebic king Hermeric in the year 409, the Galician capital was established in Braga, being the first kingdom which...

 in the Iberian Peninsula

Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...

, and in what is today central Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. It was established in the 8th century. However it was reconquered by the Moors

Moors

The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...

 of Al-Mansur

Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir

Abu Aamir Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abi Aamir, Al-Hajib Al-Mansur , better known as Almanzor, was the de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus in the late 10th to early 11th centuries. His rule marked the peak of power for Moorish Iberia.-Origins:He was born Muhammad Ibn Abi Aamir, into a noble Arab...

 in 987

987

Year 987 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.-Africa:* The Zirids fail to reconquer the western part of the Maghrib which they have recently lost to the Umayyads....

, transforming the northern County of Portugal into a defensive border territory. It was made of the lands of Coimbra

Coimbra

Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...

, Viseu

Viseu

Viseu is both a city and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 99,593 , and the city proper has 47,250...

, Lamego

Lamego

Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants (the catchment of the city of...

 and Santa Maria da Feira.

The city of Coimbra was definitively secured by the Christians in 1064 (conquered by Ferdinand the Great

Ferdinand I of León

Ferdinand I , called the Great , was the Count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the King of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have himself crowned Emperor of Spain , and his heirs carried on the tradition...

 of León

Kingdom of León

The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...

, Galicia and Castile

Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of León. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region...

, along with the Mozarab Sisnando Davides

Sisnando Davides

Sisnando Davides was a Mozarab nobleman and military leader of the Reconquista, born in Tentúgal, near Coimbra...

) and was eventually incorporated in the territory of the Second County of Portugal when it was restored in 1096. Their mozarab

Mozarab

The Mozarabs were Iberian Christians who lived under Arab Islamic rule in Al-Andalus. Their descendants remained unconverted to Islam, but did however adopt elements of Arabic language and culture...

 inhabitants continued to live segregated from the peoples of Northern Portugal, during the reign of Afonso I

Afonso I of Portugal

Afonso I or Dom Afonso Henriques , more commonly known as Afonso Henriques , nicknamed "the Conqueror" , "the Founder" or "the Great" by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali and Ibn-Arrik by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal...

, 1st King of Portugal.

List of counts

Counts of the Christians of Coimbra

• Prince of Hispania Flávio Ardavast or Sizibuto ou Sisebuto of Coimbra, (682 - 734), (Son of King Wittiza
  Wittiza
  Wittiza was the Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Ergica, until 702 or 703.-Joint rule:...
  
  ).
• Flávio Ataulfo of Coimbra - Count and Sharif ( Duke ).
• Flávio Alarico or Atanarico of Coimbra (732 - 805).
• Flávio Athanarico of Coimbra.
• Flávio Teudo ou Theodósio of Coimbra. (790 -?).
• Flávio Hermenegildo I of Coimbra. ( The displaced ).

Dukes of Galicia

• Gutierre Hermenegildes of Coimbra.( Settler of Astorga ).
• Aloito, Osorio, Hermenegildo Gutierrez (878-920); ( Conquer of Coimbra ) Dux Bellorum of Coimbra and Alderman of Galleica and Count of Portugal.

Counts and Dukes of Coimbra

• Hermenegildo Gutierrez (878-920); ( Conquer of Coimbra ) Dux Bellorum of Coimbra.
• Árias Mendes - Gutierre Melende Duke of Galicia, Count of Celanova e Emineu.
• Gonzalo Moniz - Froila Gutierre Melende ( Counts of Coimbra-Celanova, Source of House of Traba and Mariño
  Mariño
  - Mariño Lineage :Gallician Spanish lineage origined by Don Xoán froilaz Marinus y Don Froylaz Marinus. It is a historical family lineage in the Spanish history....
  
   lineage).
• Múnio Gonzalves (983-990).
• Froila Gonzalves (990-1017).
• Mendo Luz (1017–1034).

Second creation

• 1064/1075–1091 Sisnando Davides
  Sisnando Davides
  Sisnando Davides was a Mozarab nobleman and military leader of the Reconquista, born in Tentúgal, near Coimbra...
  
  
• Martinho Moniz (1091–1093).