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John II ( Portuguese: João II; [1] [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), 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 ...
Peter, Constable of Portugal. Peter of Coimbra (also known as Peter the Constable) ( Portuguese: Pedro, pronounced [ˈpeðɾu]; c. 1429 – Granollers, 30 June 1466), sometimes known as Peter V of Aragon, was the son of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, who became the fifth Constable of Portugal and third Grand Master of the Order of Saint ...
Signature. Dom Miguel I ( European Portuguese: [miˈɣɛl]; English: Michael I; 26 October 1802 – 14 November 1866), nicknamed " the Absolutist " ( Portuguese: o Absolutista ), " the Traditionalist " ( o Tradicionalista) and " the Usurper " ( o Usurpador ), was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834. He was the seventh child and third son ...
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 ...
Afonso II ( IPA: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonse; Archaic Portuguese: Affonso; Portuguese-Galician: Alfonso or Alphonso; Latin: Alphonsus; 23 April 1185 [4] – 25 March 1223), nicknamed the Fat ( o Gordo) or the Leper ( o Gafo ), was the third king of Portugal and the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon.
Princess of Portugal. The marriage of King John V of Portugal and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria remained childless for nearly three years. The king made a promise to God that if an heir to the throne was born, a great convent would be built as a sign of gratitude.
Baroque architecture in Portugal lasted about two centuries (the late seventeenth century and eighteenth century). The reigns of John V and Joseph I had increased imports of gold and diamonds , in a period called Royal Absolutism or Absolute monarchy , which allowed the Portuguese Baroque to flourish.
