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  Edward of Portugal - Biocrawler
Duarte of Portugal (Edward, in English), the Philosopher or the Eloquent, the 11th 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.
Duarte's youngest brother, Fernando, was captured, kept as a hostage, and he died later in captivity in Fez.
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  Edward of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duarte of Portugal (Edward, in English), the Philosopher or the Eloquent, the 11th 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.
Duarte's youngest brother, Fernando, was captured, kept as a hostage, and he died later in captivity in Fez.
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 PORTUGAL - LoveToKnow Article on PORTUGAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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.
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 European Voyages of Exploration: The Portuguese Empire
Although Portugal lacked the wealth and population of its contemporaries, it would lead the European community in the exploration of sea routes to the African continent, the Atlantic Islands, and to Asia and South America over the course of the sixteenth century.
Portugal was born from this struggle to reconquer Iberia from the Moors.
Portugal desperately needed strong leadership to continue to fight off the ambitious Castilian king, and in 1385 the Portuguese Cortes proclaimed the 28-year-old Master of Avis as King João I. With the support of his kingdom and his English allies, the young king soundly defeated the Castilians at Aljubarrota, thereby securing Portugal's independence.
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg76 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Catarina Princess Of PORTUGAL was born in 1465 in Of, Alcochete, Setubal, Portugal.
Diogo Prince Of PORTUGAL was born in 1460 in Of, Alcochete, Setubal, Portugal.
Izabel Princess Of PORTUGAL was born in 1459 in Of, Alcochete, Setubal, Portugal.
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 Duarte of Portugal
Duarte of Portugal is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
Edward III was crowned on 25 January 1327, at the age of 14, and married Philippa of Hainault in 1328.
Edward, the son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France, daughter of King Philip the Fair, was born in 1312 at Windsor Castle.
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 Portugal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Portugal is bordered by Spain on the east and north and by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and south.
Estremadura, in W Portugal, has broad, alluvial plains, rising to cool and rocky uplands; along the Atlantic coast is a celebrated resort region, reaching to the town of Estoril, near Lisbon.
Portugal’s colony of Goa was seized by India in 1961.
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 Manuel I of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
His mother was the granddaughter of King John I of Portugal; his father was son of King Duarte of Portugal.
Beatrice, princess of Portugal (1504-1538), married duke Charles III of Savoy
Edwart(Duarte), duke of Guimarães (1515-1540), great-grandfather of John IV of Portugal married Isabella (1512-1576),daughter of Jaime, duke of braganza.
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 John I of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
João I, tenth king of Portugal (in English, John I) (the Good or sometimes, the Great or even the One With Good Memory), was born in Lisbon on April 11 1357 and died in the same city on August 14 1433.
His love for knowledge and culture was passed to his sons: Duarte, the future king was a poet and a writer, was one of the most learned princes of his time and prince Henry the Navigator, the duke of Viseu, started a school of Navigation and invested heavily on science and development of nautical topics.
In 1430, his only surviving daughter, Isabella, married the Philip III, duke of Burgundy and enjoyed an extremely refined court in his lands; she was the mother of Charles the Bold.
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 Vilamoura Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Portugal was a founder of OECD, NATO and EFTA.
Alfonso was the son of Henry, Count of Portugal and Teresa of Leon, the illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile.
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.
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 Timeline of Portuguese history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
1112 — Afonso inherits the County of Portugal, a fiefdom of Castile
1807 — Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France invades Portugal and the Portuguese Royal Family is transferred to the colony of Brazil and the colony is elevated to the status of kingdom and center of the Portuguese Empire.
Portugal chances the official name from Kingdom of Portugal and Algarve to Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarve.
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 Constitutional monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Prior to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran was technically a constitutional monarchy under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, though his unconstitutional actions and use of secret police in the later part of his reign qualify him as far more of an absolute monarch.
Portugal until 1910 was a constitutional monarchy and the last king was Manuel II of Portugal.
The last monarchic constitution, promulgated in 1838, excluded from the succession one of the actual pretender head of the Royal House of Portugal, Duarte Pio of Bragança.
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 Abu Dhabi April 15, 2003
Portugal's favorite driver Duarte Benavente of the Atlantic Team was 7th in the 2002 World Championship standings.
Duarte Benavente of Portugal took himself the 8th position in the 2002 championship classification with six top ten finishes.
Duarte Benavente had one accident when he and Philippe Dessertenne got together on the opening lap in Campione, but other than that, he did not finish in Malaysia nor Ireland, but had a 2002 season of consistent driving.
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 Articles - Struggle for the throne of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Anthony of Portugal (1531-1595), Prior of Crato, was a claimant of the Portuguese throne during the 1580 crisis and, according to some historians, King of Portugal (during a short time in 1580, in the continent, and since then until 1583, in the Azores Islands).
In July 24, 1580, Anthony proclaimed himself King of Portugal in Santarém, followed by popular acclamation in several locations of the country; he governed in the continent during 20 days, until he was defeated in the Battle of Alcântara by the Spanish armies led by the Duke of Alba.
Because Philip II of Spain was the son of a Portuguese princess, Spain invaded Portugal and the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in 1580; the Spanish and Portuguese Empires were under a single rule.
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 John I of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
João I, king of Portugal (in English, John I) (the Good or sometimes, the Great), was born at Lisbon in April 11 1357 and died in the same city in August 14 1433.
On the death of his lawful brother Fernando in October 1383, without a male heir, strenuous efforts were made to secure the succession for princess Beatrice, his only daughter.
Finally in April 6 1385, the council of the kingdom (cortes in portuguese) summoned in Coimbra declared João, then Master of Aviz, king of Portugal.
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 uefa.com - UEFA Futsal C'ship - News & Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
However, Portugal face some major hurdles in the Czech Republic as they find themselves in Group B and up against the winners of those two titles in their first two matches, Italy and Spain, before finishing their group against Hungary.
Duarte's men met Italy and Spain in the second group stage of the world finals in Chinese Taipei at the end of last year.
Duarte knows what it will take to give Portugal's fans more to cheer in Ostrava: "We will need an even more fluid performance and to take more of our goalscoring opportunities." However, he recognises that it will be tough, given the greater concentration of élite sides taking part.
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 Afonso V of Portugal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He was the oldest son of king (Click link for more info and facts about Duarte of Portugal) Duarte of Portugal by his wife, princess Eleanor of (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)) Aragon.
After this battle and the loss of one of Portugal's most remarkable princes, the duke of Braganza became the de facto ruler of the country.
But the paternity was questioned because rumour said the king was impotent and the queen, princess Joana of Portugal, was having a notorious affair with a nobleman called Beltrán de La Cueva.
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 Manuel_I_of_Portugal encyclopedia and info, forum and guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Afterwards, all converted Jews and their descendents would be referred to as "New Christians", and they were given a grace period of thirty years in which no inquiries into their faith would be allowed; this was later to extended to end in 1534.
Henry, king of Portugal (1512-1580) whose death triggered the struggle for the throne of Portugal
Edward (Duarte), Duke of Guimarães (1515-1540), great-grandfather of John IV of Portugal married Isabella (1512-1576),daughter of Jaime, duke of Braganza.
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 AllRefer.com - Duarte, king of Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Duarte, king of Portugal, Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies
Duarte[dwAr´tu] Pronunciation Key, 1391–1438, king of Portugal (1433–38), eldest of the five sons of John I. He was a "philosopher-king," notable for his legal reforms and as the author of O leal conselheiro [the loyal counselor].
The disastrous defeat (1437) of Henry's expedition against Tangier was the major event of Duarte's reign.
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 Pravda.RU Heir to Portuguese throne explains case for Cabinda independence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Dom Duarte placed the basis of Portugal’s responsibility in its signing of the Treaty of Simulambuco in 1885, with the Princes and Notables of the Kingdoms of Kakongo, Luango and Nagoio, the merging of these three kingdoms later giving rise to the present-day borders of Cabinda.
Dom Duarte de Braganзa, the heir to the Portuguese throne, has stated that there is a legitimate case for the independence of Cabinda, although he understands why Angola does not wish to see this enclave separate from its territory.
Such a development was to be expected, as standards of living in Portugal begin to approach EU averages in the main cities but could this be a warning of future problems for Russia More details...
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 ipedia.com: Edward of Portugal Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edward of Portugal, the Philosopher, eleventh king of Portugal, was born in Viseu in October 31 1391 and died in Tomar in September 13 1438.
He was the son of John I of Portugal by his wife, Philippa...
Edward of Portugal (Duarte, in Portuguese language), the Philosopher, eleventh king of Portugal, was born in Viseu in October 31 1391 and died in Tomar in September 13 1438.
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 Timeline Portugal
Spain’s Philip II was proclaimed King Philip I of Portugal and united the colonial empires of Spain and Portugal.
1640 Dec 1, Spain lost Portugal as the Duke of Braganza was proclaimed João IV (John IV), king of Portugal.
He led Portugal's CP for half a century and became a national hero after the overthrow of the country's dictatorship.
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 PORTUGAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Duke of Burgundy (died 1071), a member of the Royal House of France, established himself as ruler of a substantial portion of modern Portugal, with the title Count, circa 1093, and was father of Alfonso I (died 1185), who assumed the title King of Portugal ca 1139.
The House of Aviz, as John’s descendants became, was extinguished in the legitimate male line with the death of Henry I, Cardinal King in 1580, when the throne was assumed by his nephew, Philip II King of Spain.
King John’s yr son, (2) Infante Miguel, Duke of Bragança (born 26 Oct 1802; died 14 Nov 1866), was King of Portugal as Miguel I from 30 Jun 1828 to 26 May 1834, but he and his descendants were deprived of their rights and expelled from the throne 19 Dec 1834.
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Duarte Pacheco, MP, Portugal 139 The Respective Roles of Government and Parliament in the Budgetary Process Mr.
Duarte Pacheco, MP, Portugal 145 The Budgetary Process: the Case of Timor-Leste Mr.
Duarte Pacheco, MP, Portugal 156 Taking into Account National Priorities in the National Budget: The National Budget and the Poverty Reduction Goals of the Government in the context of the Millenium Development Goals Mr.
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 Lisbon.com: Lisbon Hotels - Portugal Discount Hotel Guide
Chocolate mogul Valle Flor built an imperial-style villa in 1907 with his earnings, and now, one of the best examples of romantic revival architecture in Portugal, the former "Palacio Valle Flor" is a grand, elegantly modern hotel in Lisbon's upscale Santo Amaro-Ajuda neighborhood.
Avenida Antonio Serpa 13, Lisbon Portugal 1069 199
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 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Portugal opened with the elegant Spanish-based Joel Queiros controlling the play with the impressive Ivan and keeper Joao Benedito looking to extend their defensive record of just one goal conceded in two games.
Portugal's fourth goal was their best, a delightful one-two between Joel and Zezito left the former with a tap-in at the far post.
The tricky Israel was introduced and he was brought down for two ten 10m kicks, one of which was converted by skipper Andre.
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