Henry, Count of Portugal

Henry
Count of Portugal
Reign	1093–1112
Predecessor	Raymond
Successor	Afonso I
Consort	Teresa de León
Issue
Urraca Henriques Sancha Henriques Teresa Henriques Henrique Henriques Afonso I
House	Capetian House of Burgundy
Father	Henry of Burgundy
Born	c. 1066 Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France
Died	22 May 1112 Astorga, Kingdom of León
Burial	Braga Cathedral, Braga, County of Portugal

Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (Portuguese: Conde D. Henrique) (1066–1112) was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, and Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, all sons of Henry, the heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. His name is Henri in modern French, Henricus in Latin, Enrique in modern Spanish and Henrique in modern Portuguese. He was a distant cousin of Raymond of Burgundy and Pope Callistus II.

As a younger son, Henry had little chance of acquiring fortune and titles by inheritance, thus he joined the Reconquista against the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula. He joined the campaign of King Alfonso VI of Castile and León, who was married to Henry's aunt Constance of Burgundy, and played an important role in the conquest of modern Galicia, and the north of Portugal. In reward, Henry was married to King Alfonso's illegitimate daughter, Theresa, Countess of Portugal in 1093, receiving the County of Portugal, then a fiefdom of the Kingdom of León, as a dowry.

From Teresa, Henry had three sons and three daughters. The only son to survive childhood was Afonso Henriques, who became Count of Portugal in 1112. However, the young man Afonso was energetic and expanded his dominions at the expense of Muslims. In 1139, he declared himself King of Portugal after reneging the subjugation to León, in open confrontation with his mother. Two daughters also survived childhood, Urraca and Sancha. Urraca Henriques married Vermudo Pérez de Traba, Count of Trastámara. Sancha Henriques married a nobleman, Sancho Nunes de Celanova; her son was Velasco Sánchez.

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Henry, Count of Portugal House of Burgundy Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 1066 Died: 1112
Titles of nobility
New title	Count of Portugal 1096–1112 with Theresa (1096-1112)	Succeeded by Theresa with Afonso

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Name	Henry, Count Of Portugal
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Short description
Date of birth	1066
Place of birth	Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France
Date of death	22 May 1112
Place of death	Astorga, Kingdom of León