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Freeman-Smith History and Ancestry
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 Abt 0850 - Aft 0899 (> 49 years)
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| Name |
BETOTE Alfonso |
| Birth |
Abt 0850 |
Reino de Asturias  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Aft 07 May 0899 |
Reino de Asturias |
| Notes |
- Alfonso 'Betote' (Portuguese: Afonso Betotes) was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Asturias (later Leon) in the middle ages.[1]
It seems likely that Betote is a nickname, not a family name.[2]
"He [repopulated] the Minho area in the late 9th century"[3] perhaps an area gained as conquest from Islamic rule in the area.
He is named as a Count (conde in Spanish, comes in Latin) but it seems unlikely that he was referred to as a Count of a particular area, for instance as Count of Deza and Pontevedra [1] or Count of Tuy, as found in some online genealogies. A charter dated to 7 May 899 where he is referred to as Berotus in Deza comes is thought to be spurious given that such territorial attributions are atypical for this period.[2]
In early genealogies he is descended from the rulers of Asturias, but this doesn't appear to be confirmed by primary sources, and Alfonso Betote is the first person in this family mentioned in sources. As such the names of his parents are unknown, and so apparently is the name of his wife.[2]
He did have 5 or 6 children;[2]
conde Gonzalo Betótiz (Gonçalo Betotes);
Tetón Betótiz, had issue;
Tello Betótiz
Teodo Betótiz;
Aragonta Betótiz
Possibly an unknown sixth child who was parent or grandparent of Vermudo Pépez
The date Alfonso 'Betote' died is unknown, the charter referred to above dated the 7 May 899 is the last known primary document where he is named. Though it is considered spurious the list of names are mostly confirmed as having existed from entries in other documents.[2]
Research Notes
He should be removed as the son of Alfonso Mauregates de Asturias (who is of Uncertain Existence) and the grandson of Maugerato I and Creusa.
Sources name Hermenegildo as the only child of Maugerato I and Creusa,[4] and even then the existence of Creusa, and her son Hermenegildo, is based solely on a donation to a church dated 30 October 863, which only survives partially in a 12th century document and is considered likely to be spurious.[5]
It seems likely that Alfonso Mauregates, has been 'invented' to provide a royal connection for the Betótiz family who were influential in Leon in the 10th and 11th centuries,[2] giving a royal ascent for Alfonso Betote.
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 Contribuidores da Wikipédia, "Afonso Betotes," Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre, https://pt.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Afonso_Betotes&oldid=37551815 (accessed dezembro 3, 2013). This article doesn't cite any sources.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2023, Family of Hermenegildo Gonzalez.
↑ Doria, Francisco Antonio, 'Ancestry of Elvira Menendez' in soc.genealogy.medieval discussion group, 14 Aug 2000. https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/XV2FPQOpXjs/m/w_TSmHbBkykJ citing J. Mattoso, 'A Nobreza ... 1985, p. 121, which is probably Mattoso, José (1987). A nobreza medieval portuguesa - a família e o poder. Lisboa: Editorial Estampa
↑ Wikipedia:Alfonso_I_of_Asturias.
↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2023, Kings of Asturias 718-914.
See also: (these are all online genealogies, but have been left for the moment to see if any have sources)
https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/genealogie-richard-remme/I273982.php
http://fjaunais.free.fr/h0leon.htm
https://gw.geneanet.org/alisontassie?lang=en&p=afonso&n=mauregates
https://www.geni.com/people/Afonso-Betote-conde-de-Tuy-y-de-Deza/6000000005038481512?through=6000000004869217795
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I59891 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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