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	Portugal - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The climate of Portugal is equable and temperate.
		In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
		Pedro de Covilham had reached Abyssinia as early as 1490; in 1520 a Portuguese embassy arrived at the court of " Prester John," and in 1541 a military force was sent to aid him in repelling a Mahommedan invasion.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Portugal (15866 words)

	Portugal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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.
		Although her reign was marred by coups and dictatorship, the activities of moderates and liberals laid a groundwork for the reforms—penal laws, a civil code (1867), and commercial regulations—of the reigns of Peter V (1853–61; begun under the regency of Maria’s husband Ferdinand II) and of Louis I (1861–89).
	www.bartleby.com /65/po/Portugal.html (3353 words)

	Portugal
		Pedro received confirmation for his regency by summoning the cortes at Évora and paved the way for his continuance in power by arranging the marriage of his daughter Isabel to the young king, who, when he reached his majority in 1446, agreed to the match and asked his uncle to continue the regency.
		Pedro was met by the troops of the king and the duke of Bragança at the Battle of Alfarrobeira on May 24, 1449, where he was killed and his army defeated.
		Portugal was annexed by Spain, and Philip II was declared Filipe I of Portugal.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/portugal/all.html (18969 words)

	Pedro V (of Portugal) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pedro V (of Portugal) (1837-1861), king of Portugal (1853-1861), born Pedro de Alcántara.
		Pedro was the son of Maria II and Ferdinand of...
		John V, in Portuguese, João V (1689-1750), king of Portugal (1706-50), the son of Pedro II.
	encarta.msn.com /Pedro_V_(of_Portugal).html (180 words)

	Portugal - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Absolutism reached its height under John V and under Joseph (reigned 1750-77), when the marquês de Pombal was the de facto ruler of the land.
		After John's death (1826) Pedro also became king of Portugal but abdicated in favor of his daughter, Maria II (reigned 1826-53), on condition that she accept a new charter limiting royal authority and marry Dom Miguel.
		Although her reign was marred by coups and dictatorship, the activities of moderates and liberals laid a groundwork for the reforms—penal laws, a civil code (1867), and commercial regulations—of the reigns of Peter V (1853-61; begun under the regency of Maria's husband Ferdinand II) and of Louis I (1861-89).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-portugal.html (3479 words)

	Portugal
		In 1826 Pedro I of Brazil succeeded to the throne of Portugal as Pedro IV.
		Pedro I (1798-1834), emperor of Brazil (1822-31), the second son of King John VI of Portugal, born in Lisbon.
		Pedro II (1825-91) was born in Rio di Janeiro on Dec. 2, 1825.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/portugal.htm (7374 words)

	Pedro V of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pedro V of Portugal (September 16 1837 - November 11 1861) was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.
		He was the oldest son of Queen Maria da Glória and her King-Consort Ferdinand II.
		Pedro was an unusually conscientious and hard-working monarch who, under the guidance of his father, sought radical modernisation of the Portuguese state and infrastructure.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/p/pe/pedro_v_of_portugal.html (130 words)

	22ND GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Pedro V of PORTUGAL was born in 1837 in Portugal - son of Maria II and Ferdinand II.
		He was married to Stephanie of HOHENZOLLERN-SIGMARINGEN Queen of Portugal (daughter of King Carol I of ROMANIA) about 1857.
		Stephanie of HOHENZOLLERN-SIGMARINGEN Queen of Portugal was born in 1837 in Germany - dtr of Charles Anthony Hohenzollern.
	home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d5992.htm (77 words)

	PORTUGAL - DICIONÁRIO HISTÓRICO: D. Pedro V
		Pedro V teve a nobre ideia de fundar em Lisboa os altos estudos literários que não existiam em Portugal, e que depois da morte dele pouco desenvolvimento tiveram.
		Pedro V folgava de fazer as alocuções que tinha de proferir em cumprimento das suas funções majestáticas.
		Pedro V respeitava os homens políticos importantes do seu tempo, e era grande respeitador de Alexandre Herculano, a quem visitava frequentes vezes, entretendo com o notável historiador discussões científicas; passava largas horas, quando estava em Mafra, a consultar crónicas e outros livros antigos daquela valiosa biblioteca.
	www.arqnet.pt /dicionario/pedrov.html (2011 words)

	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.
		Pedro I's reign was relatively uneventful and he was followed by his son, Ferdinand I the Handsome (1345-1383), in 1367.
		Following a brief reign by John I's son, Edward, Alfonso V the African (1432-1481) succeeded to the Portuguese throne under a regency in 1438.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/monarchies5.html (634 words)

	Pedro V of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the oldest son of Queen Maria da Glória and her King-Consort Ferdinand II and was born in her mother's reign.
		He became 19th Duke of Braganza as he was Heir Apparent to the throne.
		Under Pedro's reign, roads, telegraphs, and railways were constructed and improvements in public health advanced.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedro_V_of_Portugal (236 words)

	Portuguese (including Brazilian) Royal Family
		Brazil was demanding independence from Portugal and Pedro was proclaimed Emperor of Brazil (as Pedro I) on 12 October 1822.
		Pedro also abdicated the Brazilian Throne on 7 April 1831 in favour of his son Pedro II in order to return to Portugal to fight for the restoration of his daughter Maria to the throne of Portugal.
		Duarte Pio Nuño of Portugal (Duke of Bragança)
	www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Portuguese_Royal_Family.htm (1569 words)

	Royalty.nu - The History of Portugal - Portuguese Royalty
		King Dinis of Portugal and the Alfonsine Heritage by Sheila R. Ackerlind.
		From earliest times to Portugal's first empire in South America, and to its decline in the early 19th century before the rise of its third empire in Africa.
		Frommer's Portugal by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/Portugal.html (859 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| World Cup 2006 \| Angola 0-1 Portugal
		Portugal got the better of former colony Angola to move level on points with Mexico at the top of Group D. Pedro Pauleta, who almost scored after just 12 seconds, gave Portugal the lead on five minutes with a neat shot after Luis Figo's run and cross.
		Portugal: Ricardo, Meira, Miguel, Nuno Valente, Ricardo Carvalho, Petit (Maniche 72), Tiago (Viana 82), Figo, Ronaldo (Costinha 59), Pauleta, Simao.
		Portugal's victory extended their unbeaten run in all matches to 15, the third longest current unbeaten streak in world football.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852704.stm (689 words)

	Jewish Portugal
		The crisis culminated in the establishment of the Avis dynasty and the accession of Joao I to the throne.
		Nevertheless, if this was the golden age of the Jewish community in Portugal, when crucially important contributions were made to the development of the county at the economic, cultural and scientific level, it was also a period during which the first, major social tensions between Jews and Christians were to appear.
		D.Afonso V, however, was to return to the more tolerant policy of the first dynasty and some of the rights that had been withdrawn were restored, particularly those which allowed Jews to hold public office.
	www.isjm.org /country/portugal.htm (1583 words)

	Alfonso V, king of Portugal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		During his minority there was a struggle for the regency between the queen mother and Alfonso’s uncle, Dom Pedro, duke of Coimbra.
		The duke was triumphant (1440) and retained power after Alfonso was declared of age (1446) until the young king fell under the influence of Dom Pedro’s illegitimate half brother, Alfonso, duke of Braganza.
		The dismissal (1448) of Dom Pedro led to a civil war, in which the king’s troops killed (1449) his uncle at Alfarrobeira.
	www.bartleby.com /65/al/Alfon5Por.html (263 words)

	Portugal World Cup Team Blog Football - FIFA World Cup Football - Germany 2006
		Portugal fans have seen plenty of free kick wizardry from Ronaldo, that’s not news here, and he is certainly one of the best in England.
		Portugal showed little of its usual game against a compact and highly motivated Polish side, suffering goals in the 8th and 17th minute from sloppy defensive mistakes.
		Portugal would need to risk it all and win by a 3 - 0 margin, in the second leg, to move on to the finals.
	portugal.worldcupblog.org (2278 words)

	AFONSO V KING OF PORTUGAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Afonso V is born, son of D.Duarte (or Eduardo) King of Portugal
		D.Joana is born, only daughter of Henrique V of Castille and his wife D. Joana de Portugal, sister of Afonso V. Rumors say that her real father is D. Beltran de la Cueva, Count of Lederma, as the king is said to be sexually impotent.
		D.Afonso V meets D.Joana at Plasenca (Spain) where a contract of marriage is signed and they are acclaimed King and Queen of Portugal, Castille and Leao.
	www.geocities.com /papagaia2/link.htm (581 words)

	Drew Spencer Family Tree - aqwg114 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Albert I King of Belgians was born 8 Apr 1875 and died 17 Feb 1934.
		Pedro V King of Portugal married Stephanie Hohenzollern.
		Carol I Of Romania Hohenzollern Prince [Parents] was born 20 Apr 1839 in Sigmaringen, Germany.
	members.tripod.com /drewspen/genealogy/aqwg114.htm (448 words)

	Worldroots.com
		Duarte, Duke de Braganca+Infant of Portugal 1907-1976 and Maria Francesca, Pss d'Orleans
		Joao V de Braganca the Magnanimous, King of Portugal (1689-1750)
		(dghtr of Pedro IV, King of Portugal and Emperor of Brazil)
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/royal5a.htm (214 words)

	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was formerly the Royal House of several European monarchies, and branches currently reign in Belgium through the descendants of Léopold I, and in the United Kingdom and its associated Commonwealth realms through the descendants of Prince Albert.
		Ernst's nephew Ferdinand married Queen Maria II of Portugal, and his descendants continued to rule Portugal until that country became a republic in 1910.
		George V (1910–1936, Until 1917 when the name was changed and the Royal House and family were to be known as Windsor).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1427 words)

	Music of Portugal: Fados and More - Slipcue E-Zine
		For the last couple of centuries, Portugal's economic fortune has paled in comparison to its old competitors, and during the growth of recorded popular music, there has been a corresponding lack of centrality.
		Gradually, he became more and more politicized, and was a key cultural figure in Portugal's 1974 revolution, which led to both a new government and to the abandonment of Portugal's lingering colonial empire.
		The lyrics of Pedro Ayres Magalhaes find their perfect expression with the penetrating yet gorgeous vocals of Maria Teresa Salgueiro, and the accordion and cello-based arrangements which frame them both are lulling and unique.
	www.slipcue.com /music/international/lusophone/luso_portugal.html (2606 words)

	KING PEDRO V - LETTER SIGNED 05/22/1858
		The 20-year-old King of Portugal notifies the King of Wurttemberg of his marriage to 20-year-old Princess Stéphanie; she dies at 22, he at 24.
		The 16-year-old Pedro V de Alcântara (1837-1861) became King of Portugal upon the death of his mother, Queen Maria II, on November 15, 1853
		King Pedro V died of typhoid fever on November 11, 1861 at the age of 24.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/5_2002/leaders/KING_PEDRO_V.htm (234 words)

	21ST GENERATION (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		She was christened in Portugal - dtr of Dom Pedro I. She was married to Duke Ferdinand II of COBURG (son of Prince Ferdinand of COBURG and Antoinette DEKOHARY) about 1835.
		Duke Ferdinand II of COBURG was born in 1816 in - House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
		Auguste of LEUCHTENBERG was born in 1810 in Milan - son of Eugene.
	home.att.net.cob-web.org:8888 /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d5991.htm (153 words)

	The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 22, 1873
		December 20, 1811, Murcia (or Murça), archdiocese of Braga, Portugal.
		In patriarchate of Lisbon, treasurer of the church of St. Roche da Misericódia; chaplain and confessor of King D. Pedro V of Portugal; treasurer of the Royal Chapel das Necessidades; canon of its patriarchal chapter, and prosynodal examiner; coadjutor of the cardinal patriarch in the parish of the royal palace, January 22, 1854 to 1863.
		Consecrated, February 14, 1863, Lisbon, by Cardinal Manuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva, patriarch of Lisbon.
	www.fiu.edu /~mirandas/bios1873.htm (4500 words)

	[v*c] Portugal > Mountains > Viseu > São Pedro do Sul
		The most complete and up-to-date Portugal travel guide shows you where to go, what to do and see, where to sleep, where to eat and how to get there.'>
		Nowadays, the thermal spa of São Pedro do Sul has modern equipment and several leisure facilities, being one of the most important of Portugal, with an average of 25 thousand visitors every year.
		From its early period, the Roman balneum and the Dom Afonso Henriques pool may still be seen and are of great archaeological and architectural interest.
	viajar.clix.pt /en/dst3120.php?lg=en (415 words)

	eBay.co.uk - Pedro Pedro, Men's Clothing, Postcards, DVDs items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pedro Almodovar Collection 5 DVD Boxset Brand New Reg 2
		Vote for Pedro badge pin button Napolean Dynamite emo
		Pedro Almodovar - All About My Mother (DVD 2004)
	search.ebay.co.uk /Pedro---Pedro_W0QQftsZ0 (327 words)

	V. Country Narratives -- Countries H through P
		Honduras is a source and transit country for women and children trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
		Many victims are Honduran children trafficked from rural areas to urban and tourist centers such as San Pedro Sula, the North Caribbean coast, and the Bay Islands.
		NGOs and observers estimate that large numbers of minors are being commercially exploited in Honduras and in many other countries throughout the region.
	www.state.gov /g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2005/46614.htm (17582 words)

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