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Afonso V [1] ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]) (15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African ( Portuguese: o Africano ), was king of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa .
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Afonso V ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ ɐˈfõsu]) (15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African ( Portuguese: o Africano ), was king of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. Quick Facts King of Portugal, Reign ... Close
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Afonso V (born Jan. 15, 1432, Sintra, Port.—died Aug. 28, 1481, Sintra) was the 10th king of Portugal (1438–81), known as the African from his campaigns in Morocco. The son of King Edward (Duarte) and Queen Leonor, daughter of King Ferdinand I of Aragon, Afonso succeeded to the throne at the age of six.
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Oct 23, 2020 · October 23, 2020 Leave a comment. January 15, 1432 – August 28, 1481. Afonso V of Portugal was born on January 15, 1432 in Sintra, Portugal. As the son of King Edward, Afonso descended from John I. In 1385, John had established the Aviz dynasty after repelling an invasion from Castile.
Two kings of Portugal, Ferdinand I and Afonso V, is also the Crown of Castile. When the House of Habsburg took over, the kings of Spain, Naples, and Sicily also became kings of Portugal. The House of Braganza also had royalty outside Portugal, including King of Brazil. Different royal families have ruled Portugal. These houses are:
