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Afonso I[a] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 1106/1109/1111 – 1185), also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror (Portuguese: O Conquistador) and the Founder (Portuguese: O Fundador) [2][3] by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new kingdom and ...
John II of Portugal. Mother. Eleanor of Viseu. Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 18 May 1475 – 13 July 1491) [1] was the heir apparent to the throne of Portugal. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in a horse-riding accident on the banks of the river Tagus.
Afonso I. The Conqueror; The Great; The Founder; The Father of the Nation. Afonso Henriques. 1106/09/11 – 6 December 1185 (aged 73–79) 25 July 1139. 6 December 1185. previously Count of Portugal, founder of the Kingdom of Portugal. Son of Henry, Count of Portugal and Teresa, Countess of Portugal. Burgundy.
King Afonso VI imprisoned in the Palace of Sintra, by Alfredo Roque Gameiro. Also in 1667, Pedro managed to gain enough support to force Afonso to relinquish control of the government to him, [38] and he became prince regent in 1668. [37] [6] [36] While Pedro never formally usurped the throne, Afonso was king in name only for the rest of his life.
Gold cruzado of Afonso V of Portugal. Afonso was born in Sintra, the second son of King Edward of Portugal by his wife Eleanor of Aragon.Following the death of his older brother, Infante João (1429–1433), Afonso acceded to the position of heir apparent and was made the first Prince of Portugal by his father, who sought to emulate the English court's custom of a dynastic title that ...
Afonso III[a] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 5 May 1210 – 16 February 1279), called the Boulonnais (Port. o Bolonhês), was King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249. He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife, Urraca of Castile; he succeeded his brother, King ...
John II (Portuguese: João II; [a] [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), [4] called the Perfect Prince (Portuguese: o Príncipe Perfeito), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for re-establishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigorating the Portuguese economy ...
1128, July 24 – Count Afonso Henriques defeats his mother, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, in the Battle of São Mamede and becomes sole ruler ( Dux - Duke) after demands for independence from the county's people, church and nobles. 1129 - April 6, Afonso Henriques proclaims himself Prince of Portugal. 1130. Prince Afonso Henriques invades ...