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Afonso III ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; rare English alternatives: Alphonzo or Alphonse ), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso ( Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus ( Latin ), the Boulonnais ( Port. o Bolonhês ), King of Portugal (5 May 1210 – 16 February 1279) was the first to use the title King of Portugal and ...
- 4 January 1248 – 16 February 1279
- Urraca of Castile
Afonso III was the fifth king of Portugal and reigned from 1248 until 1279. He is best remembered for completing the reconquest of the West of the Iberian peninsula, that is, of Portugal, and for the style of his government.
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May 1, 2024 · May 5, 1210, Coimbra, Port. Afonso III (born May 5, 1210, Coimbra, Port.—died Feb. 16, 1279, Lisbon) was the fifth king of Portugal (1248–79), who supplanted his brother, King Sancho II, and completed the reconquest of the Algarve from the Muslims.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Portuguese conquest of the Algarve, the southern-most region in modern-day Portugal, occurred between 1238, when the castle of Estômbar was captured by the Order of Santiago, and 1249, when king Afonso III of Portugal captured Faro, Loulé, Aljezur, Porches and Albufeira . Context.
- 1238 - 1249
- Algarve, Portugal
- Portuguese victory
Feb 18, 2022 · 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 France.
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Nov 10, 2021 · D. Afonso III and the Second Kingdom – the Algarve. For centuries before the Proclamation of the Portuguese Republic on 5th October 1910, the Algarve was considered to be the Second Kingdom of the Portuguese Crown.
