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12 mar 2021 · Afonso IV of Portugal Afonso IV of Portugal was born on February 8, 1291, in Lisbon, Portugal. Although King Denis‘ only legitimate son, Afonso resented his father’s preference for his illegitimate son, Afonso Sanches. As Afonso aged, his resentment towards Denis turned into open hostility. The prince suspected that his father wanted to ...
Afonso VI was the king of Portugal, whose reign was marked by internal disputes between his partisans and those of his brother Pedro. Afonso succeeded his father, John IV, in 1656, but his mother acted as regent until 1662.
Jan 15, 1432 - Aug 28, 1481. Afonso V, known by the sobriquet the African, was a King of Portugal. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. As of 1471, Afonso V was the first king of Portugal to claim dominion over a plural "Kingdom of the Algarves", instead of the singular "Kingdom of the Algarve".
A traveled and cultivated man, Afonso was present in 1415 when the Portuguese conquered Ceuta. Royal succession. When his half-brother, King Duarte I of Portugal, died in 1438, his son Afonso V (Afonso's nephew) was an infant and the choice of regent was his sister-in-law, the Queen Mother Eleonor of Aragon.
Afonso I of Portugal by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali and Ibn-Arrink or Ibn Arrinq by the Moors whom he fought, was the first king of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista, an objective that he pursued until his death. Afonso was the son of Theresa of León and Henry of Burgundy, rulers of the ...
18 feb 2022 · Afonso III of Portugal. February 18, 2022 Leave a comment. May 5, 1210 – February 16, 1279. Afonso III of Portugal was born on May 5, 1210, in Coimbra, Portugal. As the second son of King Afonso II and Queen Urraca of Castile, the prince wasn’t expected to inherit the throne. Seeking to create a life for himself, Prince Afonso emigrated to ...
D. Afonso Henrique, born in 1109, was the founder and first King of Portugal. This statue, placed at the main access to the Castle of Guimarães and to the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança, recognizes the importance of D. Afonso Henriques in the formation of the Portuguese nationality. The impressive statue was created by Portuguese sculptor ...
