Afonso III of Portugal
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Afonso III, called the Boulonnais, was King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249. He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and Urraca of Ca
Effigy on a contemporary coin
A statue of Afonso in Faro, Portugal
1266 seal of Afonso III.
Sancho II of Portugal
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Sancho II, nicknamed Sancho the Cowled or Sancho the Capuched, alternatively, Sancho the Pious, was King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248.
Afonso III of Portugal
…King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249. He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and Urraca of Castile; he succeeded his brother, King Sancho II of Portugal, who died on 4 January 1248. Afonso was born in Coimbra. As the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal, he was not expected to inherit the throne…
Seal of Sancho II.