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.
Biography
Flávio was the son of Flávio Sisebuto de Coimbra (Judge of Coimbra). He married Toda (or Teuda) and they had a son: Flávio Teodósio (c.740 - 805).