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Teresa, Countess of Portugal, a.k.a. Princess Teresa of León (1080–November 11 1130), was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile and León and Jimena Muñoz, daughter of the Count of Asturias. In 1094, she married Henry of Burgundy while on crusade (the Reconquista) in Iberia against the Moors. The County of Portugal was part of her dowry, establishing Henry as Count of Portugal.