Flávio Alarico
Flávio Alarico | |
|---|---|
| Count of Coimbra | |
| Predecessor | Flávio Ataúlfo de Coimbra |
| Successor | Flávio Teodosio |
| Other names | Flávio Atanarico de Coimbra |
| Born | c.715 |
| Died | c.760 |
| Spouse(s) | Toda (or Teuda) |
| Issue | Flávio Teodosio |
| Father | Flávio Sisebuto de Coimbra |
| Mother | Andulfa (or Sindoinda) |
Flávio Alarico, also known as Flávio Atanarico de Coimbra (c.715 - c.760) was a nobleman and 3rd Count of Coimbra. His title as Count of Coimbra positioned him as a significant figure in the region, as Coimbra became a key area in the Christian Reconquista and the eventual establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal.
Coimbra, like many other cities in early Al-Andalus, had a significant Christian population (known as Mozarabs), who were allowed to maintain their faith in exchange for paying the jizya (a tax levied on non-Muslims). The use of "count" (comes) in his title, a remnant of Visigothic nobility, reflects the continuation of older Roman and Gothic administrative traditions in the city.