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  Alfonso VIII of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 – October 5, 1214); called the Noble or, in Spanish, el Noble; also known as He of Las Navas (El de las Navas); was the king of Castile and grandson of Alfonso VII.
Alfonso VIII was the founder of the first Spanish university, the studium generale of Palencia, which, however, did not survive him.
Urraca, princess of Castile (1186-1220), married to Alfonso II of Portugal
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 Alfonso II (of Portugal) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Alfonso II (of Aragón) (1152-1196), King of Aragón, the son of Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona.
Alfonso I (of Portugal), in Portuguese, Alfonso (or Afonso) Henriques (c.
Pope Pius II Betrothes Eleonora of Portugal to Frederick III
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 Portugal - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Portugal is bordered by Spain on the east and north and by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and south.
Alfonso's successors were faced with the tasks of recapturing Alentejo and Algarve from the Moors and of rebuilding the areas devastated by the long wars.
Alfonso VI (1656-67), weak in mind and body, signed the crown away to his brother Peter II (1667-1706), who was first regent and then king.
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 Portugal - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
Portugal recovered a measure of prosperity in the late 17th and 18th centuries, after gold, and then diamonds, were discovered in Brazil.
Portugal’s entry in the EC spurred unprecedented economic growth, in part because the EC (and later its successor, the European Union) began to funnel large financial transfers to Portugal for economic modernization and infrastructure development.
Portugal’s successful transition to democratic rule in the late 20th century greatly contributed to its success in approaching the economic and social development of other EU members, after many decades at the margins of Europe.
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 Raul N. Longoria's Genealogy Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Alfonso of Castile (Infant of Castile) was born in 1286.
Alfonso of the Asturias was born on Sep 15 1453.
Alfonso VIII of Castile was born on Nov 11 1155.
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 Leonora of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Leonora (October 13, 1162 – October 31, 1214), was born as Princess Eleanor of England (and Aquitaine) and became Leonora, Queen of Castile as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile.
She was the seventh child and second daughter of King Henry II of England and his wife Queen Alienor.
She was a younger sister of William, Count of Poitiers, Henry the Young King, Matilda of England, Richard I of England and Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany.
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 Raul N. Longoria's Genealogy Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Parents: Wladyslaw II, the Exile of Cracow (Duke of Cracow) and _____ (mother of Richeza of Poland).
Children were: Isabel de Limoges, Ferdinand IV (KING OF CASTILE AND LEON), Alfonso of Castile (Infant of Castile), Enrique of Castile (Infant of Castile), Pedro de Castile (Regent of Castile), Felipe de Cabrera of Castile, Beatriz of Castile (Infanta of Castile).
Urraca of Castile (Countess of Castile) was born in 1081.
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 End of Europe's Middle Ages - New Monarchies: Portugal
The continual disputation of succession was exacerbated by the policy of intermarriage between the royal houses of Portugal and Castile that was initiated by Diniz of Portugal (1261-1325) and Ferdinand IV of Castile and León (1286?-1312) to end the wars between their two kingdoms.
Alfonso IV allied with Alfonso XI of Castile and León to defeat the Moors at the Battle of Salado River in 1340.
Portuguese navigators explored the west coast of Africa during John II's reign and the importance of Iberian explorations is evidenced in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
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 Ancestors and Family of Alfonso III of Portugal
Afonso III of Portugal (the Burgundian), fifth king of Portugal, was born in Coimbra on May 5, 1210 and died in February 16, 1279, in the same city.
As the second son of Afonso II of Portugal, Afonso was not expected to inherit the throne, which was thought destined to his brother Sancho.
Alfonso married Matilda II of Boulogne, daughter of Renaud de Dammartin and Ida of Boulogne, in 1238.
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 Portugal
1112) and grandson of Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile.
In 1250-51 Alfonso III conquered the Moorish kingdom of Algarve for Portugal.
Son of Peter II and grandson of John IV; came to throne in midst of War of Spanish Succession (1701-14); involved as ally of England; by Treaty of Utrecht (1713) Portugal confirmed in possession of Amazon region.
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 Carthage Timeline
Alfonso IV of Castilla become king of Castile y Leon after his brother, king of Leon is assasinated.
Alfonso VII of Castilla recognizes Afonso Henrique as King of Portugal.
H.R.E. Frederick II is deposed by Council of Lyons.
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 Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library.
Alfonso VI, Spanish King of Leon and Castile
Alfonso VII, Spanish King of Castile and Leon
Alfonso XI, Spanish King of Castile and Leon
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 Vlar's Timeline of the World (Page 8)
Philip II of France defeats Otto IV and the English.
1246 - Frederick II seizes the vacant dukedom of Austria and Syria.
Wenceslas II of Bohemia elected King of Poland.
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 AllRefer.com - Alfonso II, king of Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Alfonso II, king of Portugal, Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies
Alfonso II (Alfonso the Fat), 1185–1223, king of Portugal (1211–23), son and successor of Sancho I. His reign was spent in struggles with the church and his brothers and sisters, to whom his father had left many of his estates.
Alfonso's measures against the church holdings and the bishops led to his excommunication (1219).
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 Burgundy and Castile
Normandy 1023, daughter of Richard II of Normandy, Duke of Normandy, and Judith of Brittany.
She md Thierry II, Count of Montbeliard and Bar-le-Duc, 1076, son of Louis of Montbeliard, Count of Montbeliard, and Sophia, Countess of Bar-le-Duc.
She md Alfonso II, King of Aragon, 19 Jan 1174/75, Spain, son of Raymond Berenger IV, Marquis of Barcelona, and Petronilla of Aragon.
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 History, Spain: Page 1. Index to Biographical Entries. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Alfonso VI, Spanish king of León and Castile
Alfonso VII, Spanish king of Castile and León
Alfonso XI, Spanish king of Castile and León
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 Alfonso V, king of Portugal
Alfonso V, 1432–81, king of Portugal (1438–81), son of Duarte and Queen Leonor.
Alfonso, badly beaten in the battle of Toro (1476), capitulated in 1479.
Alfonso was succeeded by his son, John II, who was the effective ruler of Portugal after 1476.
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 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Portugal
Sparks of Portugal’s past can be found in the remote mountain villages, where the some of the last remaining Marrano communities can still be found practicing Jewish rituals behind closed doors, fear of persecutions still looming.
King Joao II of Portugal allowed them to enter because he was preparing for war against the Moors and wanted to take advantage of their wealth and expertise in weapon-making.
Following the revolution in Portugal in 1974 and the ensuing unrest, about half of Portugal’s Jewish population left the country and immigrated to Israel, Brazil, Canada and the U.S. Today there are about 600 Jews living in Portugal, as well as a Marrano community numbering close to 100 individuals.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Portugal.html   (3316 words)

  
 Alfonso V (of Portugal) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Alfonso V (of Portugal), called The African (1432-1481), King of Portugal (1438-1481), son of King Edward (Duarte), born in Cintra (now Sintra).
She was the daughter of John II of Castile and León by his second...
Madeira and the Azores rapidly became important centres of sugar production, and the capture of Ceuta gave Portugal a foothold in Africa, a base for...
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 The Periphery of Francia: Spain, Britain, Eastern Europe, & Scandinavia
Alfonso never went to Germany, distracted by civil war (1275) and rebellion (1282), and it was already clear that the Pope had no intention of crowning him.
Alfonso's daughter Urraca, heiress of León and Castile, married Raymond, brother of Renald II, Count of Burgundy, i.e.
Teobaldo II The marriage of Blanca of Navarre to Theobald of Champagne means that for a while the Counts of Champagne become the Kings of Navarre.
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 Portugal > History and Events > Date Table > First County of Portugal
Marriage of Dom Afonso (II) with Dona Urraca of Castile, daughter of Don Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet, and sister of Dona Branca wife of Luís VIII of France
Peace Treaty of Santarém - Peace agreed between Portugal and Castile and Dona Beatriz and Dona Isabel, daughters of Dom Fernando I are promised in marriage to Don Alfonso and Don Fadrique the illegitimate sons of Henrique II of Castile
Treaty of Estremoz - Dona Beatriz of Portugal is promised in marriage to Edmond of Langley, nephew to the Duke of Lancaster (John of Gaunt of England)
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 Chapter 28. Notable Families Having Multiple Connections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dec 1197, Alfonso IX [King of Leon], b.
Juan II [King of Aragon] m(2) Teresa Fernandes De Quinones, and had another daughter, (ii) Maria, m.
Juan II [King of Castile y Leon] b.
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 The Cathars: Who's Who In The Cathar War: French Kings
Peter II, (1174-1213) was King of Aragón (1196-1213) and count of Barcelona, son and successor of Alfonso II.
The forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile were joined by the armies of his rivals, Peter II of Aragon and Alfonso II of Portugal to fight the Muslim Almohad rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula.
Following his performance against the Moors, Peter II was the most famous and respected crusader of the period.
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 INDEX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry II of Castile (KING OF CASTILE) (1333-1379)
Mieszko II Lambert of Poland (KING OF POLAND) (990-1034)
Wladyslaw II, the Exile of Cracow (Duke of Cracow) (1105-1159)
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 Portugal > Travel > Costa Verde > Viana do Castelo > Portugal Info - Viana do Castelo
It is recorded that its original name of "Calpe" was given to the town by Diomedes in 1156 BC King Henriques Alfonso granted its Charter in 1253 in the name of Viana.
Close by is the small town of Bravães with a church that is considered as a prime example of Portuguese romanticism.
Alfonso II de Leon fought his cousin Afonso Henrigues in a chivalrous tournament in its plains, and by Alfonso II losing the Portuguese nation was virtually born.
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Married firstly in 1668 Mary Frances (Maria Francisca) of Savoy, Dowager Queen of Portugal (*1646 Paris,†1683 Lisbon).
Married in 1760 in Ajuda Prince Peter of Portugal, later King Peter III of Portugal (*1717 Lisbon,†1786 Lisbon).
Married secondly in 1836 in Lisbon Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg Gotha (*1816 Coburg, †1885 Lisbon; later King Ferdinand II of Portugal).
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 AllRefer Encyclopedia - Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies Encyclopedia
Alfonso VI, Spanish king of LeOn and Castile
Alfonso XI, Spanish king of Castile and LeOn
• Henry II, Spanish king of Castile and LeOn
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 Eleanor Plantagenet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Leonora of Aquitaine (October 13, 1162 - October 31, 1214), was born as Princess Eleanor of England and became Leonora, Queen of Castile.
She was the seventh child and second daughter of King Henry II of England and his wife Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Urraca of Castile (1186-1220), married King Alfonso II of Portugal
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 Alfonso III of PORTUGAL B. 05May1210 D. 16Feb1279   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Alfonso III of PORTUGAL was born 05May1210 in Portugal - son of Alfonso II.
Portugal - son of Alfonso II 374 (Speculation);
This site has details of other people with the surname PORTUGAL and an index to other surnames.
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