Manuel I of Portugal
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Manuel I, known as the Fortunate, was King of Portugal from 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 monar
Statue of King Manuel I by Nicolas Chantereine (c. 1517), Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
Panel portrait of Manuel I
Manuel's funeral in 1521.
Coat of Arms of King Manuel and Queen Maria of Aragon.
John III of Portugal
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John III, nicknamed The Pious, was the King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1521 until he died in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of the Catholic Monarch
Manuel I of Portugal
…displaying symptoms of an intense fever which incapacitated him by the 11th. He died on 13 December 1521, at the age of 52, and was succeeded by his son, John III of Portugal. The next day, his body was transported to the Belém district of Lisbon, in a black velvet-draped coffin, followed by masses of mourners. He was…
Detail of Prince John from the Triptych of the Infantes; Master of Lourinhã, 1516
King John III portrayed as the patron of the University of Coimbra
Portrait of the King D. João III of Portugal; Cristóvão Lopes, 1552
An auto-da-fé of the Portuguese Inquisition, in the Terreiro do Paço in front of Ribeira Palace in Lisbon.