Mendo Alão

Mendo Alão, Lord of Vila de Bragança, was a medieval knight of the 11th century.^[1] He served as a Monk in the Monastery of São Salvador de Castro de Avelãs, Portugal.^[2]

Mendo Alao de Bragança
senhor da Vila de Bragança
Born	c.1000 Brittany
Died	c.1050 Bragança, Portugal
Spouse(s)	Ardzruni da Armênia

Biography

According to ancient genealogists, he was a grandson of Alan II, Duke of Brittany.^[3] Those same sources indicate that he was born around the year 1000 in Brittany, son of the Count Alain of Nantes, a rich nobleman,^[4] and an Armenian princess, belonging to the Kingdom of Vaspurakan.^[5]

Mendo Alão de Bragança was married with an Armenian princess,^[6] who was possibly the daughter of Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni.^[7] In addition to having been lord of the lands of Bragança, he extended its dominions to Castile and León.^[8] He and his wife had two children: Fernão Mendes de Bragança and Ouroana Mendes.^[9]