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The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo Dya Ntotila [6] [7] [8] or Wene wa Kongo; [9] Portuguese: Reino do Congo) was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was located in present-day northern Angola , the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , [ 10 ] southern Gabon and the Republic of the Congo . [ 11 ]
Mvemba a Nzinga, Nzinga Mbemba, Funsu Nzinga Mvemba or Dom Alfonso (c. 1456–1542 or 1543), [1] also known as King Afonso I, was the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and ruled in the first half of the 16th century.
6 Manikongo. He was the son of his predecessor and the first true Catholic king of Kongo. After him every king was Catholic. Granted a coat of arms. Kilukeni: Pedro I Nkanga a Mvemba: 1478–1566 (aged 87/88) 1542/43: 1545: 7 Manikongo. He was the son of his predecessor, but a member of a different Kanda (the House of Kibala). [19] Kilukeni ...
They have all been acclaimed king of Portugal by their monarchist groups. The monarchs of Portugal all came from a single ancestor, Afonso I of Portugal, but direct lines have sometimes ended. This has led to a variety of royal houses coming to rule Portugal, though all having Portuguese royal lineage. These houses are: House of Burgundy (1139 ...
Kongo Portugal: Commanders and leaders; King António I of Kongo † Aqualtune (POW) Captain Luís Lopes de Sequeira: Strength; 21,900–29,000: 14,150–14,500 2 artillery pieces: Casualties and losses; 5,000 men killed or captured including the King, his two sons, his two nephews, four governors, various court officials, 95 title holders and ...
King António I was determined to remove the Portuguese from Angola, as they had been a thorn in Kongo's side since 1622. [5] King Garcia II's gambit of assisting the Dutch in their short war with Portugal over the port of Luanda had turned out badly. Now Portugal was stronger than ever with control of Luanda, source of Kongo's nzimbu shell ...
Garcia II Nkanga a Lukeni a Nzenze a Ntumba, also known as Garcia Afonso for short, [1] ruled the Kingdom of Kongo from 23 January 1641 to 1661. He is sometimes considered Kongo's greatest king for his religious piety and his near expulsion of the Portuguese from Angola.
On December 22, 1663, Alfonso VI of Portugal ordered Vidal Negreiros to take control of the Kongo copper mines, exploit the deposits and send the ore by ship to Lisbon. António I of Kongo responded by denying the existence of the mines and proclaiming that he "is in no way indebted to the King of Portugal".