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Henry of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry, the cardinal-king or Henrique (in Portuguese, pron. Henry was the younger brother of King John III and, as a younger son, Henry was not expected to succeed to the Portuguese throne. Henry renounced his clerical offices and sought to take a bride for the continuation of the Aviz dynasty, but Pope Gregory XIII, affiliated with the Habsburgs did not release him from his vows. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_of_Portugal   (369 words)

Portugal - Search View - ninemsn Encarta Portugal, republic in south-western Europe, situated in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, bordered on the north and east by Spain and on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Portugal's total fish catch is 229,108 metric tons (1997), and 90 per cent of this catch is from the ocean. Portugal is a republic with a president, popularly elected to a five-year term, as head of state. au.encarta.msn.com /text_761558260__1/Portugal.html   (6763 words)

Henry, Count of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry of Burgundy (1066–1112) was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy, heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy. He helped king Alfonso VI of Castile conquer modern Galicia and the north of Portugal and in reward he married Alfonso's daughter Theresa, Countess of Portugal in 1093, receiving the County of Portugal, then a fiefdom of the Kingdom of León, as a dowry. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry,_Count_of_Portugal   (236 words)

Henry the Navigator Henry the Navigator (1394­1460), prince of Portugal, noted as the patron of navigation and exploration, born in Oporto. Henry participated in the capture of Ceuta in North Africa from the Moors in 1415. In 1826 Pedro I of Brazil succeeded to the throne of Portugal as Pedro IV. www.blackstudies.ucsb.edu /antillians/henry.html   (1893 words)

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. encarta.msn.com /text_761558260___29/Portugal.html   (6666 words)

COON/KUHN - STEADMAN Connections LIUTGARDE OF TRIER, SIEGFRIED COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG IN THE MOSELGAU. Frederick I COUNT IN THE LUXEMBOURG and MOSELGAU. FLORENT I COUNT OF HOLLAND and GURTRUDE OF SAXONY. fp.enter.net /~mkuhn/b246.htm   (1015 words)

COON/KUHN - STEADMAN Connections BERTHOLD Viceroy of Arles COUNT OF MAURIENNE died in 1027. HUMBERT III COUNT OF SAVORY was born on 1 Aug 1136 in Vegliana. THOMAS I COUNT OF SAVORY was born on 20 Mar 1177 in Castle of Charbonnieres, Savory. fp.enter.net /~mkuhn/b87.htm   (1108 words)

Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Portugal is a democratic republic on the Iberian Peninsula (southwestern Europe) with several islands in the Atlantic (islands of Azores Madeira and Savage). Mainland Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. Portugal is country for wine lovers known since the Roman Empire as one of the greatest in empire; the Romans immediately associated Portugal with God of Winery and Feast Bacchus. www.freeglossary.com /Portugal   (4452 words)

Portugal - Gurupedia In 1249 - 1250, the Algarve is finnaly reconquest by Portugal to the Moors, and in 1255, the capital is shifted to Lisbon. 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. Portugal is the country for wine lovers, known since the Roman Empire as one of the greatest in the empire; the Romans immediately associated Portugal with its God of Winery and Feast, Bacchus. www.gurupedia.com /p/po/portugal.htm   (4150 words)

boys clothing: European royalty--Portugal Portugal is one of the two modern countries that has emerged from the many small kingdoms that appeared on the Iberian Peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire and the Germanic invasions. Portugal in fact was born from this struggle to reconquer Iberia from the Moors and the first Portuguese king was the son of a French nobel. Henry was the son of Henri de Bourgogne (1035-72), Duke of Burgundy. histclo.com /royal/por/royal-por.htm   (1893 words)

Chapter 2: The Kingdom of León-Castilla under Queen Urraca The confirmants are Count Pedro Ansúrez, Pedro Díaz, and Fernando Téllez, all of León; Count Pedro González and Guter Fernández, the Castilians; and Galicia was represented by Count Pedro Froilaz, Count Suario Vermúdez, and Count Rodrigo [86]Velázquez. It seems probable that it was during this brief period that Count Henry of Portugal issued a fuero to the inhabitants of Oca, in the easternmost part of the province of Burgos, on the pilgrimage road from France. Charles Julian Bishko, "Count Henrique of Portugal, Cluny, and the Antecedents of the Pacto Sucessório," RPH 13 (1970): pp. libro.uca.edu /urraca/urraca2.htm   (14912 words)

Portugal Portugal traces its emergence as a nation to June 24, 1128, with the Battle of São Mamede by Afonso I. On October 5, 1143, Portugal was formally recognized. Historically, the 19th century was a failure to Portugal as it was for Spain and other countries in southern Europe, and in the end of that century, Portugal entered a serious economic and financial crisis, thus it turned to colonial expansion in Africa, careless of internal reforms. Portugal developed an increasingly service-based economy and it was one of the eleven founding countries of the Euro in 1999, with very restrictive criteria, and began circulating its new currency on January 1, 2002 along with 12 other EU members. www.creekin.net /n150-portugal.html   (4036 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) In 997 the territory between the Douro and Minho rivers (now northern Portugal) was retaken from the Moors by Bermudo II, king of Leon, and in 1064 the reconquest was completed as far south as present-day Coimbra by Ferdinand I, king of Castile and Leon. Portugal later derived its name from the northernmost fief, the Comitatus Portaculenis, which extended around the old Roman seaport of Portus Cale (present-day Oporto). Portugal also has an abundance of waterpower resources in its rivers and mountain streams. www.schoolnet.edu.mo /~mp_hk/english/d11.htm   (981 words)

Kingdom of Portugal Count Peres founded the town of Vimaranes after is name, and today Vimaranes (Guimaraes) is considered the cradle city of Portugal. Portucale (Portugal) was an autonomous county of the Kingdom of Leon. Thus Henry became Count of Portugal which at the time was a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Leon. www.portugal.com /history/thekingdom/kingdom.asp   (433 words)

Iberia Ole! Library King Leon of Spain rewarded Sir Henry with the hand of his daughter, and pronounced Henry Count of Portugal around 1100 A.D. Henry ruled this land, then passed it on to his son, Alfonso Henriques. The name "Portugal" originates from the abbreviation Portucale, for Portus Cale, a seaport at the mouth of the Douro River in northern Portugal which is now the city of Oporto. Portugal is divided into two regions: North (mountainous and humid) and South (flatter and drier) and 11 provinces. www.iberiaole.com /library.html   (1858 words)

Afonso I of Portugal Henry was made Count of Portugal, a burdensome earldom in the south of Castile, where Moorish incursions and attacks were to be expected. The boy followed his father as Count of Portugal in 1112, under the tutelage of his mother. A independência se consumara, Portugal afirmara sua soberania e o infante encerrava a vida como rei de primeira grandeza. wanclik.free.fr /AfonsoIPortugal.htm   (6017 words)

Portugal > History and Events > Date Table > Second County of Portugal Count Raymond of Burgundy and Henry of Burgundy return to Iberia again to fight the Moors and Galicia is under the control of Count Raymond Portugal is ruled by his Henry's wife Dona Teresa and Don Soeiro Mendes in the absence of Henry as he travels to Rome and then onto Jerusalem Dona Alfonso VII of Castile invades Portugal and besieges Guimarães - Count Egas Moniz de Ribadouro convinces Don Alfonso VII of the loyalty of County of Portugal to the Kingdoms of Castile and León www.portugal-info.net /history/second-county.htm   (1088 words)

Braga, Portugal, Pictures It is an archiepiscopal see and an industrial center, with plants engaged in the manufacture of hats, firearms, cutlery, textiles, and gold and silver articles. Count Henry of Burgundy, father of the first king of Portugal, Afonso I, is buried in the cathedral. The rulers of Portugal resided in Braga from 1093 to 1147. www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Portugal/Braga_ancient_Bracara_Augusta_town.html   (211 words)

The Royal Ancestry of Laura Leighton Adams, wife of Charles Bruce Capron - Person Page 34   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Eudes (Odo) III, Count of Aumale, Champagne d. Stephen III, Count of Champagne, Brie, Blois, Chartres Stephen III, Count of Champagne, Brie, Blois, Chartres b. home.comcast.net /~desilva22/p34.htm   (591 words)

Events - 1093   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Sviatopolk II of Kiev become Grand Prince of Kiev and ruler of Kievan Rus Henry, Count of Portugal become Count of Portugal Anselm of Canterbury, a medieval philosopher and theologian, held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury mywebpage.netscape.com /AAS3381/1093/events.html   (91 words)

I5616: HENRY DUKE OF BURGUNDY (____ - 1060) I5616: HENRY DUKE OF BURGUNDY (____ - 1060) _ WILLIAM DE TAILLEFER COUNT OF TOULOUSE_ HTML created by GED2HTML v3.6-WIN95 (Jan 18 2000) with modifications made by Rich Wendling members.tripod.com /richwendling/d0069/I5616.html   (66 words)

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