The history of the Kingdom of Portugal from the Illustrious Generation of the early 15th century to the fall of the House of Aviz in the late 16th century has been named the "Portuguese golden age" an
Prince Henry, the Navigator
Conquest of Tangier in 1471, from the Pastrana series of tapestries
King Afonso V of Portugal
The Padrão dos Descobrimentos ("Monument to the Discoveries") in Lisbon
Peter, Duke of Coimbra
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Dom Peter, Duke of Coimbra, KG was a Portuguese infante of the House of Aviz, son of King Dom John I of Portugal and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. In Portugal, he is know
Detail from the St Vincent Panels by Nuno Gonçalves, often believed to be a portrait of Peter
Infante Peter, Regent of the Kingdom of Portugal.
Monument in suburbs of Lisbon