title: Egas Gomes de Sousa
text: # Egas Gomes de Sousa
  
  Egas Gomes de Sousa (1035 -?) was a Portuguese noble of County of Portugal and the first of his line to use the surname Sousa. He was Lord of the House of Sousa and of Felgueiras.
  
  ## Biography
  
  He served as governor of the entire region of Entre Douro e Minho. He was captain-general, and as such in combat he beat the King of Tunis in a battle near the town of Beja. He was buried in the Monastery of Pombeiro.
  
  ## Family
  
  He was the son of Gomes Echigues and his 1st wife, Gontronde Moniz de Touro, daughter of Munio Moniz de Bierzo, Count of Bierzo and Muniadona Moniz. He married a member of the Maia family, although there are various versions as to her name and filiation.
  
  * Mem Viegas de Sousa, married Teresa Fernandes de Marnel;
  * Gomes Viegas
  