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	PORTUGAL - LoveToKnow Article on PORTUGAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Climate.The climate of Portugal is equable and temperate.
		Six-sevenths of the population of continental Portugal inhabit the provinces north of the Tagus.
		In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
	88.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/PORTUGAL.htm (21258 words)

	JOHN V., KING OF PORTUGAL - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN V., KING OF PORTUGAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Succeeding to the crown at a time when Portugal was at the height of its political power, and Lisbon in a position of commercial importance previously unknown, John III., unfortunately for his dominions, became subservient to the clerical party among his subjects, with disastrous consequences to the commercial and social prosperity of his kingdom.
		(1603-1656), the Fortunate, king of Portugal, was born at Villaviciosa in March 1603, succeeded to the dukedom of Braganza in 1630, and married Luisa de Guzman, eldest daughter of the duke of Medina Sidonia, in 1633.
		JOHN V. (1689-1750), king of Portugal, was born at Lisbon on the 22nd of October 1689, and succeeded his father Pedro II.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JO/JOHN_V_KING_OF_PORTUGAL.htm (1359 words)

	Afonso V of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afonso V of Portugal (English Alphonzo), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), the African (Port.
		Afonso V was onlly six years old when he succeeded his father in 1438.
		Administratively, Afonso V was an absent king, since he did not pursue development of laws or commerce, preferring to stand with the legacy of his father and grandfather.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afonso_V_of_Portugal (893 words)

	ALPHONSO VI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ALPHONSO VI ALPHONSO VI., the second king of the house of Braganza, was born in 1643 and succeeded his father in 1656.
		ALPHONSO I. is said to have married Ormesinda, daughter of Pelavo, who was raised on the shield in Asturias as king of the Goths after the Arab conquest.
		Alphonso the Battler won his great successes in the middle Ebro, where he expelled the Moors from Saragossa; in the great raid of 1125, when he carried away a large part of the subject Christians from Granada, and in the south-west of France, where he had rights as king of Navarre.
	simplestartpage.com /2301_ALPHONSO_VI.HTML (1337 words)

	Henry the Navigator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry the Navigator was the third son of John I of Portugal, the founder of the Aviz dynasty; and of Philippa of Lancaster, the daughter of John of Gaunt.
		When Duarte died five years later, Henry supported his brother Pedro for the regency during Alphonso V of Portugal's minority, and in return received a confirmation of this tax.
		The school at Sagres achieved several advances in the art of navigation, and the discoveries Henry made possible provided the groundwork for the development of Portugal's colonial empire when his great-nephew, King John II of Portugal, continued his policy of exploration on assuming the throne in 1481.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_the_Navigator (1049 words)

	History of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King John V of Portugal, however, was not pleased and recalled de Melo to Portugal in 1749.
		Portugal's acceptance in the OECD, NATO and EFTA, was not an unconditional sign of the international acceptance of the regime: in the context of the cold war and international pragmatism, Portugal was a small country with a relatively important geostrategical position, thus Western interests turned a blind eye on the regime's policies.
		The Lusitanians inhabit central Portugal, the Calaicians or Gallaeci northern Portugal, the Celtici are in Alentejo and the Conii are in the Algarve.
	www.firebird.cn /wiki/History_of_Portugal (7565 words)

	Afonso I of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alfonso was the son of Henry, Count of Portugal and Teresa of Leon, the illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile.
		Portugal had still to be acknowledged by the neighbouring lands and, most important, by the Catholic church and the pope.
		Portugal was obliged to surrender as his ransom almost all the conquests Afonso had made in Galicia in the previous years.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Afonso-I-of-Portugal.htm (1101 words)

	Vilamoura Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.
		Portugal was a founder of OECD, NATO and EFTA.
		Portugal's name derives from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'' (Latin for "Warm Port.") Cale was the name of an early settlement located at the mouth of the Douro River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean in the north of what is now Portugal.
	www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/94/vilamoura-portugal.html (2149 words)

	Afonso V of Portugal
		Afonso V of Portugal, "the African", thirteenth king of Portugal was born in Sintra in January 15 1432 and died in the same city in August 28 1481.
		To secure his position as regent, in 1445 Pedro marries Afonso V with his daughter, Isabel of Coimbra, princess of Portugal.
		Administratively, Afonso V was an absent king, since he did not pursue development of laws or commerce, preferring to remain with the legacy of his father and grandfather.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/afonso_v_of_portugal (927 words)

	portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ruler: King Alphonso V of the House of Aviz, born 1431, married Isabella Aviz, heir John (5).
		Portugal and England have been close since 1294; the House of Aviz has been friendly practically from its inception, the Treaty of Windsor in 1386 making us eternal allies.
		One trait of the Kings of Portugal is their habit of marrying their nieces and first cousins, making the House of Aviz the most consanguineous in Christendom.
	freespace.virgin.net /sheldon.stevens/portugal.html (200 words)

	1492 bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alfonso V of Aragon (also Alfonso I of Naples) (1396 - June 27, 1458), surnamed the Magnanimous, was the King of Aragon and Naples and count of Barcelona from 1416 to 1458.
		Alphonso I of Portugal -- (1094-1195) (Alfonso Henriques)
		Alphonso VI of Portugal -- (1643-1667) second king of the House of Braganza
	www.elexi.de /en/1/14/1492.html (253 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1465 an attempt was made to arrange the marriage between Isabella and Alfonso V of Portugal, but the princess had already chosen Ferdinand of Aragon for a husband and was therefore...
		Juana had her own supporters and they arranged for her marriage to Alfonso V of Portugal, and thus obtained his help to try to regain the throne.
		He served as treasurer to Alfonso V of Portugal but fled that country when he was implicated (1483) in a plot.
	alfonso_v_of_portugal.iqexpand.com (436 words)

	Afonso IV of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was the son of Dinis of Portugal by his wife Elizabeth.
		The first-born of this union, princess Maria of Portugal, married King Alfonso XI of Castile in 1328, at the same time that Afonso IV's heir, Peter, was promised to another Castilian princess, Constance of Penafiel.
		Maria, princess of Portugal (1313-1357), married to king Alfonso XI of Castile
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Afonso-IV-of-Portugal.htm (773 words)

	Portuguese (including Brazilian) Royal Family
		He also succeeded to the throne of Portugal on the death of his father and as he didn't want to leave Brazil he abdicated the Portuguese throne in favour of his daughter Maria on 29 April 1826.
		Beatrix was a sister of Archduke Francis of Austria (Duke Francis V of Modena)
		Duarte Pio Nuño of Portugal (Duke of Bragança)
	www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Portuguese_Royal_Family.htm (1495 words)

	biology - Henry the Navigator
		Henry the Navigator was the third son of John I of Portugal, the founder of the Aviz dynasty.
		On May 25, 1420, Henry was appointed the governor of the very rich Order of Christ, the Portuguese successor to the Knights Templar, which had set up it headquarters in 1413 at Sagres, near Cape St Vincent at the far southwestern tip of Portugal (Braudel 1985).
		The school at Sagres was responsible for several advances in the art of navigation, and the discoveries Henry made possible provided the groundwork for the development of Portugal's colonial empire when his nephew, King John II of Portugal, continued his policy of exploration on assuming the throne in 1481.
	biologydaily.com /biology/Henry_the_Navigator (991 words)

	Edward of Portugal . List of Portuguese monarchs . Tomar . September 13 . John of Gaunt . Henry the Navigator . Gil ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Duarte of Portugal Edward, in English, the Philosopher or the Eloquent, the 11th List of Portuguese monarchs king of Portugal, was born in Viseu on October 31 1391 and he died in Tomar on September 13 1438.
		He was the son of King João I of Portugal John I of Portugal and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt.
		Tomar is a city in central Portugal, capital of the Médio Tejo Mid-Tagus river region.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Edward_of_Portugal (676 words)

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		An altar was erected and consecrated by the chaplain to the expedition, and a mass was sung for the repose of the soul of Prince Henry.
		The Portugal contingent were then met by Caramansa, the king of the country, who came, surrounded by a great guard of fls armed with assegais, their bodies scantily decorated with monkey fur and palm leaves.
		The fl monarch must have presented a handsome appearance, for his arms and legs were decked with gold bracelets and rings, he had a kind of dog-collar fitted with bells round his neck, and some pieces of gold were daintily twisted into his beard.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/4/1/0/4108/4108.txt (16425 words)

	History of Madeira & Portugal
		Portugal is left without a king, as king Fernando of Portugal dies with no male son to inherit the crown.
		King Manuel of Portugal, dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married two daughters of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. Under pressure from his Spanish relations, he followed their example by expelling Jews and Muslims from his domains in 1497, thus depriving Portugal of much of its middle class.
		Philip III of Portugal (Philip IV of Spain) was held responsible for the fall of Spain.
	www.latino1.freeserve.co.uk /History.htm (10606 words)

	CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (Ilhas do Cabo Verde) - Online Information article about CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (Ilhas do Cabo Verde) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		foreign provinces of Portugal, and is under the command of a governorin-chief appointed by the See also:
		Spanish ascendancy over Portugal (1580—1640) in favour of Ribeira Brava (4000), on the north coast, a town which now has a considerable trade.
		Alphonso V. of Portugal to his See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /CAL_CAR/CAPE_VERDE_ISLANDS_Ilhas_do_Cab.html (3913 words)

	RoyaList Online - Royal Genealogy - Alphonso IV, King of Portugal
		Eleanor of Portugal (daughter of Alphonso IV of Portugal)
		Alphonso was involved in one of the classic sad stories of the Iberian peninsula.
		Alphonso's son, Peter, married Princess Constance of Castile.
	www.royalist.info /execute/biog?person=3234 (167 words)

	AlternateHistory.com Discussion Board - A Very Different 15th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		According to the mentality of the iberian peninsula inhabitants of the age that was unthinkable.
		Regarding Portugal, amalgamated with Castille I think it most likely that Portugal-Castille will fund Columbus - OTL the King of Portugal was most regretful when Columbus returned with his discoveries, partly because it had been a near thing for him to back him.
		Reading more about the last years of Alphonso V it becomes clear that he was about fifty when he died, and died something of a broken man after the collapse of his Castillian schemes.
	www.alternatehistory.com /Discussion/printthread.php?t=5997&pp=40 (6122 words)

	Chapter 7
		With the beginning of the Renaissance the rulers and leaders of various countries find that marrying their children to the heirs of other countries is a productive substitute for going to war.
		The Holy Roman Empire* is full of diverse units, all with their own laws and customs (not to mention religious controversy) and these are not willing to pay taxes to support the endless wars.
		Pope Clement VII crowns Charles V* Holy Roman Emperor and King of Italy (which he just conquered.) This will be the last imperial investiture by a Pope.
	members.aol.com /clasz/Chap7.html (13417 words)

	British knighthood and knighthoods. Become a lord or lady (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Protector of England in the absence of Henry V in France.
		Marshal of France, Fought in the French wars under Henry V. Taken prisoner by Joan of Arc.
		Afterwards Alphonso II, King of Sicily and Naples.
	www.grandtitles.co.uk /Aftersales.htm (3698 words)

	1481 . 16th century . Afonso V of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Afonso V of Portugal - Alfonso, Alphonso -, the African Portuguese language Port.
		o Africano, thirteenth List of Portuguese monarchs king of Portugal was born in Sintra in January 15 1432 and...
		Undeniable signatures are a form of digital signature invented by David Chaum and Hans van Antwerpen in 1989.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /1481 (562 words)

	HISTORY OF OUR LADY OF LORETTO CIRCLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At the age of 15, she supported her brother, King Henry IV, during the civil war against his brother, Alphonso.
		When Alphonso dies Isabella and the nobles confront Henry and sign a pact permitting him to remain as king for life with Isabella as his successor.
		The politics of the time puts her at odds with King Alphonso V of Portugal.
	www.geocities.com /council3042/DOFIHistory.htm (870 words)

	Johanna Spyri : Willis the Pilot : Chapter XVI.
		"In the reign of Charles V., they were obliged to place a trellis at the windows of the Palace of St. Paul to prevent the poultry from invading the dining room."
		Alphonso was afterwards conducted to the palace, where he pleaded his cause before the king.
		Leaving the palace of Charles V., to go with the King of Portugal to a grocer's shop in some street or other of Paris, we cross the Alps, the Himalaya, and the Atlantic.
	www.classicreader.com /read.php/sid.3/bookid.2567/sec.17 (3446 words)

	List of people by name: A - Simple English Wikipedia
		Albert II of Hapsburg, (August 10, 1397-1439), German ruler, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V) duke of Austria
		Alexander V, Pope, (Peter Philarges c.1339-May 3, 1410)
		Allred, James V., (1935-1939), American Governor of Texas
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_people_by_name:_A (1206 words)

	JOHN VI., KING OF PORTUGAL - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN VI., KING OF PORTUGAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		JOHN VI., KING OF PORTUGAL - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN VI., KING OF PORTUGAL
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	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JO/JOHN_VI_KING_OF_PORTUGAL.htm (1359 words)

	List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
		Afterwards the Emperor Ferdinand I. Brother of the Emperor Charles V. inv 1522) Sir Richard Wingfield.
		842 (app 19.6.1911) Adolf Friedrich V, Grand-Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848-1914).
		Daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, K.G. Married John I, King of Portugal, K.G. 1378 Elizabeth, Duchess of Exeter.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/garterlist.htm (13903 words)

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