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The County of Portugal still had to be acknowledged diplomatically by the neighboring lands as a kingdom and, most importantly, by the Catholic Church and the pope. Afonso wed Mafalda of Savoy, daughter of Count Amadeus III of Savoy, and sent ambassadors to Rome to negotiate with the pope. He succeeded in renouncing the suzerainty of his cousin ...
July 25, Independence of Portugal from the Kingdom of León declared after the Battle of Ourique against the Almoravids led by Ali ibn Yusuf: Prince Afonso Henriques becomes Afonso I, King of Portugal. King Afonso I of Portugal retakes Leiria from the Moors. 1140 The Knights Hospitaller receive lands and privileges from King Afonso I of Portugal.
The expansion of Portugal was vital to the legitimization of Afonso I as an independent sovereign, with the Papal decree Manifestis Probatum acknowledging Afonsos efforts in the reconquest of territory back to Christendom as "manifestly proven" and his claims to the title of king as worthy of recognition. [5]
Dom Afonso I of Braganza (Portuguese pronunciation:; 10 August 1377 – 15 December 1461) was the first duke of Braganza and the eighth count of Barcelos.He founded the House of Braganza, the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal.
In response, Alfonso attacked Portugal in the spring of 1127. This increased the power of Theresa's son, Afonso Henriques, because she had lost the trust of the Leonese king, and Afonso became the count of Portugal. Subsequently, Theresa became a puppet of the Galician Ferdinand Perez de Trava.
Fernando Afonso of Portugal (1135 – 1 March 1207) was the twelfth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, serving between 1202–1206. [1] He was the oldest son of Afonso Henriques, the first king of the Kingdom of Portugal. Fernando would never inherit the crown as he was born out of wedlock. [2]
Afonso IV [a] (Portuguese pronunciation:; 8 February 1291 – 28 May 1357), called the Brave (Portuguese: o Bravo), was King of Portugal from 1325 until his death in 1357. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal and Elizabeth of Aragon .
The two stone statues were made by sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida between 1946 and 1950, and dedicated to Afonso Henriques, first King of Portugal that ruled from 1139 to 1185, and John I, King of Portugal from to 1385 to 1433, and founder of the House of Aviz. They were originally placed in the atrium of the Lisbon City Hall.