John II (Portuguese: João II; [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince (Portuguese: o Príncipe Perfeito), was King of Portugal...
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John II of Portugal (1455–1495) John III of Portugal (1502–1557) John IV of Portugal (1604–1656) John V of Portugal (1689–1750) John VI of Portugal (1767–1826)...
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Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia, in 1633. John was described as having blonde hair and an average height. When Philip II of Portugal (III of Spain) died...
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Afonso II (IPA: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonse; Archaic Portuguese: Affonso; Portuguese-Galician: Alfonso or Alphonso; Latin: Alphonsus; 23 April 1185 –...
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1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled...
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Dom Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed "the Pacific", was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving...
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by John I of Portugal, who was the Grand Master of the Order of Aviz. When King John II of Portugal died without an heir, the throne of Portugal passed...
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Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. John succeeded his father in 1521 at the age of nineteen. During his rule, Portuguese possessions...
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Saint Joan of Portugal, or Saint Joan Princes John II of Portugal (3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495) – succeeded his father as 13th King of Portugal After the...
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II (15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), "the Patriot" (Portuguese: "o Patriota") or "the Unfortunate" ("o Desventurado"), was the last King of Portugal,...
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Maria II (4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) "the Educator" (Portuguese: "a Educadora") or "the Good Mother" (Portuguese: "a Boa Mãe"), was Queen of Portugal...
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of Portugal as the wife of King Manuel I from 30 September 1497 until her death the following year. Isabella was the eldest child of Ferdinand II of Aragon...
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Sancho II (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃu]; 8 September 1207 – 4 January 1248), nicknamed the Cowled or the Capuched (Portuguese: o Capelo), alternatively...
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Dom John V (Portuguese: João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (o Magnânimo) and the Portuguese...
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the fifth son of King Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon. As the younger brother of King John III of Portugal and a younger son in the Royal Family...
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Ferdinand II (Portuguese: Fernando II) (29 October 1816 – 15 December 1885) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, and King of Portugal...
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Poliziano (category Translators of Homer)
letter to John II of Portugal paying him a profound homage: to render you thanks on behalf of all who belong to this century, which now favours of your quasi-divine...
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from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland...
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John II, Count of Ligny (1392–1440) John II, Marquis of Montferrat (1321–1372) John II of Naples (died 919) John II of Portugal (1455–1495), King of Portugal...
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John I (Portuguese: João [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]; 11 April 1357 – 14 August 1433), also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433...
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King John IV of Portugal, in 1640. The Braganzas ruled Portugal and the Portuguese Empire from 1640 and with the creation of the United Kingdom of Portugal...
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Ebles Mamzer) Henry II of Castile (Spanish: Henry el Bastardo; more commonly known as Henry of Trastámara) John I of Portugal (Portuguese: João o Bastardo;...
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period of the Portuguese discoveries, when Portugal expanded its power globally. The house was founded by King John I of Portugal, Grand-Master of the Order...
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John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of...
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Dom John VI (Portuguese: João VI; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves...
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of King Manuel I of Portugal who claimed the Portuguese throne during the 1580 dynastic crisis. According to some historians, he was King of Portugal...
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Oliveira 2010, pp. 537–541. John II, King of Portugal at the Encyclopædia Britannica Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons....
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grandson of King John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal. He disappeared (presumably killed in action) in the battle of Alcácer Quibir...
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Beatriz of Portugal (13 June 1430 – 30 September 1506) was a Portuguese infanta, daughter of John, Constable of Portugal (fourth son of King John I of Portugal...
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when Sancho II's younger brother became king, in 1248. King Afonso III (1248) King John I (1385) King John II (1485) Afonso III of Portugal was not the...
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