Sancho I of Portugal
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Sancho I also referred to as Sancho the Populator, was King of Portugal from 1185 until his death in 1211. He was the second king of Portugal.
Solid gold cross of Sancho I
1189 seal of Sancho I.
Afonso I of Portugal
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Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror", "the Founder" and "the Great" by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until his death on 6 December 1185. He achieved the independe
Sancho I of Portugal
…from 1185 until his death in 1211. He was the second king of Portugal. Sancho was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fifth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Matilda of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father and was crowned in Coimbra when he was 31 years old on 9 December 1185. He used the title…
D. Afonso Henriques O Conquistador
Statue of Afonso Henriques in Guimarães, Portugal
King Afonso I at the Siege of Lisbon (oil on canvas by Joaquim Rodrigues Braga)
Afonso at the Battle of Ourique witnessing the Miracle of the Cross (dated 1793 by Domigos Sequeira)