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.
Afonso II of Portugal
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Afonso II, also called Afonso the Fat and Afonso the Leper, was King of Portugal from 1211 until 1223. Afonso was the third monarch of Portugal.
Afonso III of Portugal
…Port. o Bolonhês), 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 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…
Afonso II as depicted in a 13th-century manuscript.
Bull Manifestis Probatum issued by Pope Innocent III on April 16, 1212, addressed to Afonso confirming the earlier papal bull of Pope Alexander III to Afonso Henriques which recognized Portugal as a kingdom
Later bull Manifestis Probatum est issued by Pope Honorius III on January 11, 1218, to Afonso confirming again the bull Manifestis Probatum
Seals of Afonso II.