Afonso VI of Portugal
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Dom Afonso VI, known as "the Victorious", was the second king of Portugal of the House of Braganza from 1656 until his death. He was initially under the regency of his mother, Luisa de Guzmán, until 1
Portrait, 17th century
John IV of Portugal
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Dom John IV, was King of Portugal from 1640 until his death in 1656. The grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, he was pro
Afonso VI of Portugal
…annulment and subsequently married Pedro. Afonso spent the rest of his life and reign practically a prisoner. Afonso was the second of three sons born to King John IV and Queen Luisa. At the age of three, he experienced an illness that resulted in paralysis on the right side of his body. The condition was believed…
John as an infant; Pedro Américo, 1879.
John as king of Portugal by José de Avelar Rebelo, c. 1640s.