Flávio Alarico, also known as Flávio Atanarico de Coimbra (c.715 - c.760) was a nobleman and 3rd Count of Coimbra.[1][2][3][4] 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).[5][6] 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.
^Manuel José da Costa Felgueiras Gaio, Nobiliário de Famílias de Portugal, Impressão diplomática do original manuscrito existente na Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Barcelos, Portugal, No.1181775/Tomo 5/Tit.Barbosas/Pag.10/Parag.1/N5., Microfilmes No.s 1181775 a 1181777.
