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	Afonso I of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afonso was the son of Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal and Teresa of León, the illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile and León.
		In 1169, Afonso was disabled in an engagement near Badajoz by a fall from his horse, and made prisoner by the soldiers of the king of León.
		Afonso married in 1146 Mafalda or Maud of Savoy (1125-1158), daughter of Amadeo III, Count of Savoy, and Mafalda of Albon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afonso_I_of_Portugal (1152 words)

	List of Portuguese monarchs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afonso Henriques was the first King of Portugal.
		The next possible date is the death of Count Henry in 1112 and the succession to the throne of Afonso Henriques, as the second Count of Portugal under the regency of his mother and Henry’s wife, Theresa, who proclaimed herself Queen of Portugal.
		In 1128, with the Battle of São Mamede and the end of the civil war, the power was transferred to Afonso Henriques as the sole ruler as Prince of Portugal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Portuguese_monarchs (1595 words)

	* Irene's Country Corner * - Brasil - 503 Years of History
		Henrique was given the Portucalense County, which was formed by the cities of Braga, Coimbra, Viseu, Lamego and Porto, as dowry upon his marriage to Teresa and Raimundo was given the County of Galicia.
		Although Henrique was to be sovereign in Portucale, it was recognized by all parties that he held this province as a vassal of the Leonese king.
		Afonso Henriques's self-proclamation as king was finally recognized in 1143 at the Conference of Samora, when Alfonso VII recognized him as such.
	www.irenescorner.com /home/braziliancorner/history/history01.htm (4714 words)

	ipedia.com: Afonso I of Portugal Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afonso I Henriques of Portugal (Guimarães, 1109, traditionally July 25, – 1185), known as the Conqueror, was the first king of Portugal, declaring his independence from Leon-Castile, an act often identifying the Condado Portucalense as the first nation-based state of Europe.
		Afonso was the son of Henry, Count of Portugal and Teresa of Leon, the illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile.
		Afonso married Mafalda, daughter of Count Amadeo III of Savoy, and sent ambassadors to Rome to negotiate with the pope.
	www.ipedia.com /afonso_i_of_portugal.html (1058 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Monastery of Alcobaça, Portugal
		Afonso Henriques, the son and heir of the late Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, was declared King.
		Afonso Henriques decided to expand his new kingdom, and, as he did not wish to antagonise the neighbours who had recognised him, he decided to move against the Arabs, who had overrun all the Christian Visigothic lands to the south.
		Afonso Henriques died in 1185, before the abbey was finished and is buried at one of his earlier foundations, the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/collective/A2466128 (2021 words)

	Afonso I of Portugal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afonso spent the next years away from his own (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county, under the watch of the bishop.
		Afonso became involved in a (The waging of armed conflict against an enemy) war, taking the sides of the (A region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)) Aragonese king, an enemy of Castile.
		In 1167, Afonso was disabled in an engagement near (Click link for more info and facts about Badajoz) Badajoz by a fall from his (Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times) horse, and made prisoner by the soldiers of the king of Leon.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/af/afonso_i_of_portugal.htm (1138 words)

	Encyclopedia: Afonso III of Portugal
		He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife, Urraca of Castile; he succeeded his brother, King Sancho II of Portugal in 1247.
		Afonso of Portugal (English: Alphonzo), Lord of Portalegre was a Portuguese Prince son of List of Portuguese monarchs Afonso III and his second wife Beatrice of Castile.
		Afonso, prince of Portugal (1263-1312), married to princess Violante of Castile (daughter of Juan Manuel of Castile).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Afonso-III-of-Portugal (2206 words)

	European Voyages of Exploration - Portugal Overview
		Alfonso Henriques resolved early to protect himself against the claims of his powerful neighbour and overlord, and in 1142 he offered his kingdom to the Church, declared himself the pope's vassal, and promised, for himself and his successors, to pay an annual feudal tribute of four ounces of gold.
		Henriques now gave up all idea of extending his dominions beyond the Minho and the Douro, rivers that formed the country's boundaries to the north and the east, and instead endeavoured to increase them to the south.
		Furthermore, Alfonso Henriques, in 1132, established for the Augustinian Canons the monastery of Santa Cruz at Coimbra, which rivalled Allocable in its wealth and social mission, and for the same order he built S. Vicente in Lisbon, which is now the residence of the Patriarch.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/portover.html (6393 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Portugal
		Afonso Henriques declared Portugal independent from Castile and León in 1139 and proclaimed himself Afonso I, the first king of Portugal.
		Afonso I, aided by military religious orders—crusading organizations of knights sworn to fight the Muslims—extended the border of the new kingdom as far south as the Tajo.
		Afonso began the practice of governing with the aid of a cortes (a representative assembly), which included members of the nobility, clergy, and citizenry, and he asserted the power of the monarchy to regulate property owned by the Catholic Church.
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	D. AFONSO HENRIQUES
		Afonso VI, emperor of the kingdom of Lion), gentlemen of the Portucalense county.
		Afonso Enriques assumed clearly the government of the county, with the objectivo clearly of it to firm independence.
		Afonso Enriques won the leoneses and, in Ourique, the famous battle with the same name, the 25 of July of 1139, it defeated the mouros, passing then to call king.
	homepage.oninet.pt /189mct/d__afonso_henriques.htm (687 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Portuguese Monarchy - Part I
		Sancho, the surviving son of Afonso Henriques and Mafalda of Savoy, was born on the 11th November 1154.
		Born in 1185, Afonso II was married to Urraca of Castile, a granddaughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
		Born in Coimbra in 1209, Sancho married Marcia (or Mécia) Lopes of Haro, a grand-daughter of Afonso IX of Leon.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2851427 (2100 words)

	Afonso I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afonso Henriques declared himself King in 1139, but was only confirmed in this by the Pope forty years later.
		The Templars aided Afonso against the Moors, helping with the conquest of Santarem in 1147 and conquering lands south of the Tagus.
		In 1160 Afonso Henriques’ daughter was betrothed to Count Ramon Berenguer of Provence, son of Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona, but the count died before the marriage.
	www.thornr.demon.co.uk /kchrist/afonso1.html (331 words)

	European royalty--Portuguese monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Henrique was the son of Henry of Burgandy.
		King Afonso Henriques had a primitive navy that was involved in constant skirmishes with Moorish vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar.
		Afonso the brave conquered the Algarve from the Moors and introduced a period of cultural advance.
	histclo.hispeed.com /royal/por/royal-porm.htm (2380 words)

	Documento senza titolo
		Son of Henry of Burgundy and of Teresa, king's Afonso VI of León batard, he was educated by the nobility of the district among the rivers Minho and Douro, where a strong autonomy feeling prevailed in relation to the authority of the monarchs of León.
		Afonso was an outstanding military leader, and he achieved several military successes in the struggle against the Muslims.
		Afonso Henriques used this title from 1139 on, and as the outcome of that the Condado Portucalense became kingdom of Portugal.
	www.stm.unipi.it /Clioh/lisbona.htm (1435 words)

	D. Afonso Henriques (English Version)
		Afonso Henriques is only 20 years old when Alfonso VI dies.
		Clever as he is, Afonso Henriques is aware that the Portuguese cities share cultural and ideological bonds, in addition to their desire of being free from Castile.
		Afonso Henriques, Founding Father of the Portuguese Nation, dies on December 6, 1185, in Coimbra, where he was born.
	www.vidaslusofonas.pt /afonso_henriques2.htm (4107 words)

	Musaul Sobmun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afonso Henriques invited many of the crusaders to remain after the siege of Lisbon and granted them lands, especially at Atouguia and Lourinhã, as payment for their help.
		Afonso sent a fleet commanded by Manuel Peçanha to Cádiz and marched overland himself to meet the Muslim army, which was destroyed at the Battle of Salado.
		This was opposed by Afonso, duke of Bragança, the eldest illegitimate son of João I. Both men aspired to gain influence over the young king by marrying him to their daughters.
	silvermarches.7.forumer.com /a/musaul-sobmun_post1423-15.html (6408 words)

	Portugal - Political and Social Organization
		Afonso Henriques and subsequent Portuguese kings ruled by divine right until a constitutional monarchy was established in the early nineteenth century.
		The early kings were assisted by a royal council composed of the king's closest advisers and friends from among the higher nobility and clergy.
		The first such cortes was called in 1211 at Coimbra in order to legitimate the succession of Afonso II, Afonso Henriques's grandson, to the throne, as well as to approve certain laws of the realm.
	countrystudies.us /portugal/12.htm (857 words)

	BIRTH PLACE OF A NATION
		The French Count Henry (Henrique) of Burgundy was one of many knights that came to the general aid of the Peninsular Christian Kingdoms in the Crusading movement to draw back the Moors, and then to reach Jerusalem.
		Afonso Henriques was born in 1109 in the city of Coimbra
		Afonso Henriques was one of the warrior heroes of medieval romance; his exploits were sung by troubadours throughout south-western Europe, and even in Africa "ibn Errik" (the son of Henry) was known and feared.
	www.arscives.com /portugal/guimaraes (1030 words)

	Portugal Territorial Enlargement - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		Afonso Henriques was a brilliant military commander and during his reign reconquered more Muslim territory than any other of the Christian kings on the peninsula.
		As a result of this vigorous prosecution of the reconquest, the pope officially recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal in 1179 and granted him all conquered lands over which neighboring kings could not prove rights.
		The reconquest was completed by Afonso III (r.1248-79) in 1249 when he attacked and defeated an isolated enclave of Muslims ensconced at Faro in the Algarve.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/portugal/portugal_history_territorial_enlargement.html (382 words)

	Portugal Euro 2004 Venue Stadiums :: Guimaraes Stadium
		Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques (remodelled) - 30,000 capacity.
		The Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques has a capacity of 30,000 and underwent improvements costing around US$28 million prior to the championships.
		The stadium is located downtown north-west of the city center of Guimaraes only a few minutes on foot from the Praça do Toural square.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/port2004/stadiums/guimar_stad.html (106 words)

	30TH GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was christened in 1112 in Portugal - aka Afonso Henriques Count of Portugal.
		Theresa of PORTUGAL was born about 1150 in Portugal - dtr of Afonso Henriques.
		King Sancho I of PORTUGAL was born in 1154 in Portugal - son of Afonso Henriques.
	home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/dukes/d339.htm (121 words)

	Região de Turismo da Costa Azul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		King D. Afonso Henriques reconquered it in 1148, lost it in 1165 only to reconquer it again the following year.
		In the XII century, Afonso Henriques bestowed Royal privileges on the independent Moors and, in 1185 gave a Royal Charter to the region.
		King D. Dinis elevated it to the category of town in 1323 and in 1423, King D. João I ordered a convent to be built for the Knights of Santiago who had transfered their seat there.
	www.costa-azul.rts.pt /iigrejas/palmela.html (869 words)

	History of Madeira & Portugal
		Afonso Henriques takes the side of the archbishop of Braga, a political opponent of Teresa (His mother), both are exiled by her orders.
		Afonso Sanches is sentenced to exile in Castile and stripped of all the lands and fiefdoms donated by the common father.
		Afonso dies in mysterious circumstances, after a fall from a horse during a ride in the margin of the Tagus river.
	www.latino1.freeserve.co.uk /History.htm (10606 words)

	The Templars in Portugal
		In 1145, when Hugo Martonio (known as Hugo Martins in Portuguese) was master of the temple in Portugal, Fernao Mendes, brother-in-law of Afonso Henriques, and his wife the Infanta Sancha Henriques, donated the castle of Longroiva.
		The knights aided Afonso Henriques in his conquest of Santarem in 1147, and by way of recompense, the king granted them ecclesiastical authority over the lands liberated from the Moors.
		The time of Afonso II In 1214, when Pedro Alvites was master of the Templars in Portugal, Afonso II granted them the lands of Cardosa, thus laying the foundation for what is now the city of Castelo Branco.
	www.thornr.demon.co.uk /kchrist/portemp.html (627 words)

	Portugal
		Portuguese exploration of the west coast of Africa, a project begun by Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, continued during the reign of Alfonso V. Afonso VI (1643-1683) King of Portugal 1656-67, son of John IV.
		Son of John I and father of Afonso V. Reformed royal land-grant laws; supported work of his brother, Prince Henry the Navigator; led unsuccessful expedition against Tangier (1437); wrote two prose works: O Leal conselheiro ("The Loyal Councilor") and a book of instruction in horsemanship.
		Son of Afonso II and grandson of Sancho I; defeated Moors at Tavira and Cacela (1238-39); reign marked by internal disorders; inability to govern led to deposition by Pope Innocent IV (1245); administration entrusted to his brother Afonso (later Afonso III).
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/portugal.htm (7374 words)

	Madeira island - Historic images \| kings
		First king of Portugal, D. Afonso I or D.Afonso Henriques born in Guimarães in 1109, son of Count Henri de Bourgogne and D. Teresa, married D.Mafalda daughter of Amadeu III Count of Saboia.
		Second king of Portugal, D. Sancho I born in Coimbra in 1154, son of D.Afonso Henriques and Queen D.Mafalda, married D.Dulce daughter of D.Raimundo count of Barcelona.
		Fourth king of Portugal, D.Sancho II born in Coimbra in 1209, son of D. Afonso II and Queen D.Urraca, married D.Mécia Lopes de Haro daughter of Lopo Diaz de Haro, senor of Biscaia.
	www.madeiraarchipelago.com /history?see=images&of=kings (352 words)

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