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 Portugal
Afonso III of Portugal Afonso III of Portugal (the Burgundian), fifth 1247.
Afonso VI of Portugal Afonso VI (House of Braganza.
Isabella of Portugal Isabella of Portugal (or Isabel in Lisbon.
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 Portugal - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Portugal
Portugal's subsequent decline was at least partially due to its adoption of a fanatically orthodox Roman Catholicism, largely under the influence of Spain.
During the reign of John III (ruled 1521–57) Catholic orthodoxy was rigorously imposed on the country, largely at the instigation of John's wife Catherine, the sister of the ardently Catholic Charles V, king of Spain and Holy Roman emperor.
Portugal then became a battleground in the struggle between the French and the British during the Peninsular War, until the French were finally ousted from Portugal in 1811.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - John III (of Portugal)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John III (of Portugal), in Portuguese, João III (1502-1557), king of Portugal from 1521 to 1557.
John VI, in Portuguese, João VI (1769-1826), king of Portugal (1816-1826), son of Queen Maria I of Portugal and her prince consort Peter III.
Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), prince of Portugal, noted as the patron of navigation and exploration, born in Oporto.
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 Peter III van Portugal - Wikipedia
Peter Clemens Frans Jozef Anton (5 juli 1717 - 25 mei 1786) was als gemaal van Maria I Francisca koning van Portugal.
Na Johans dood kwam Peters oudere broer Jozef I Emanuel op de troon.
Peter trad aldus in 1760 in het huwelijk met zijn nicht en na Jozefs dood in 1777 bestegen zij gezamenlijk de troon als Peter III en Maria I.
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 Denis of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He was the son of Afonso III of Portugal by his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile.
With Portugal finally recognized as an independent country by his neighbours, Dinis signed a border pact with Ferdinand IV of Castile (1297) which has endured to the present day.
Constance, princess of Portugal (1285-1313), married to Ferdinand IV of Castile
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 Portugal
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.
In 1826 Pedro I of Brazil succeeded to the throne of Portugal as Pedro IV.
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 PETER III OF ARAGON FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Peter III of Aragon (Catalan: ''Pere'') (1239 – November_11, 1285, also Peter I of Valencia, Peter II of Barcelona), known as ''the Great'', was the king of Aragon and Valencia and count of Barcelona from 1276 to 1285.
Peter himself was the direct descendant and the heir-general of Mafalda of Hauteville, daughter of Robert_Guiscard, Duke_of_Apulia, the Norman conqueror, and his official wife Sigelgaita_of_Salerno, a Langobard princess.
Peter left Aragon to his eldest son Alfonso_III_of_Aragon, and Sicily to his second son James I of Sicily.
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 Peter III of Portugal Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro III of Portugal (July 5 1717 - April 25 1786) became King Consort of Portugal on the succession of his wife and niece queen Maria I in 1777, and ruled with her until his death.
Pedro married Maria in 1772, at which time she was the heir to the throne then held by his brother José I. They had six children, of whom the eldest surviving son succeeded Maria as João VI on her death in 1816.
Pedro III made no other contribution to history, as (unlike his wife) he made no attempt to participate in government affairs, spending his time hunting or in religious exercises.
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 Peter II of Portugal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Peter II ((The Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil) Portuguese Pedro), the Pacific ((Click link for more info and facts about Port.) Port.
Peter first locked his brother away, but then came to the throne in his own right after Afonso's death in 1683.
This was followed in December 1703 by a military alliance between Portugal, (A mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century) Austria and Great Britain for an invasion of Spain.
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 Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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.
In mainland Portugal, average temperatures are 13ºC in the North and 18ºC in the South.
Portugal was recognized as a kingdom with its own king by Leon in 1143 and by the Pope in 1179.
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 20TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
She was married to King John VI of PORTUGAL (son of Peter (Pedro) III of PORTUGAL King and Maria I Francisca of PORTUGAL Queen of Portugal) in 1790.
King John VI of PORTUGAL was born in 1767 in Portugal - son of Pedro III.
Dom Miguel of PORTUGAL was born in 1802 in Portugal - son of John Vi.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Innocent III
One of the greatest popes of the Middle Ages, son of Count Trasimund of Segni and nephew of Clement III, born 1160 or 1161 at Anagni, and died 16 June, 1216, at Perugia.
During the pontificate of Celestine III (1191-1198), a member of the House of the Orsini, enemies of the counts of Segni, he lived in retirement, probably at Anagni, devoting himself chiefly to meditation and literary pursuits.
Innocent III made clear to the German princes by the Decree "Venerabilem" which he addressed to the Duke of Zähringen in May, 1202, in what relation he considered the empire to stand to the papacy.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Honorius III
Immediately upon his accession to the papal throne he sent letters to the ecclesiastical and the temporal rulers of Europe in which he admonishes and encourages them to continue in their preparation for the general crusade which, as had been provided at the Lateran Council of 1215, was to be undertaken in 1217.
Honorius III ordered Gualo, his legate in England, to urge the recalcitrant barons to return to their natural allegiance and gave him power to excommunicate all who continued to adhere to Prince Louis of France.
The influence of Honorius III continued to be paramount in England during his entire pontificate, for Henry III was still in his minority, and he as well as the barons and the people acknowledged the pope as the suzerain of the kingdom.
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 AllRefer.com - Peter III, king of Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Peter III, king of Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Peter III, king of Portugal, Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies
Peter III 1717–86, king of Portugal (1777–86), younger brother of Joseph.
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 Peter III. (Portugal) - Wikipedia
Mai 1786) war König von Portugal aus dem Hause Braganza.
Der König stand deshalb vor der Wahl, entweder die weibliche Thronfolge zugunsten seiner Tochter Maria zu ermöglichen, oder seinen jüngeren Bruder, Peter, als nächsten in der männlichen Thronfolge berufen.
Als König hinterließ er in Portugal keine großen Spuren hinterlassen, das Regieren überließ er weitgehend seiner Frau, die eine Reihe von antiklerikalen Reformen, die zur Regierungszeit Joseph I. von dessen Ersten Minister, dem Margrafen von Pombal durchgeführt worden waren, wieder rückgängig machte.
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 Peter III of Portugal: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Peter III of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Peter III of Portugal: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Peter III of Portugal
Pedro III, King Consort of Portugal (1777-1786) was the younger son of Dom João V and brother of Dom José; Manuel I[?].
He married his niece Maria (heiress to the Portuguese throne) and, upon her succession to the throne in 1777, Pedro became King-Consort with ill defined powers.
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 Peter
Peter is the English form of a Greek name, Petros.
The first recorded instance of Peter (Petrus) in England is in 1086 after it had been introduced by the Norman conquerors.
Peter was a favorite apostle and his name was one of the most popular in medieval Europe.
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 (PORTUGAL, Ludwig I - POTEET, Felichia )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
PORTUGAL, Ludwig I (31 Oct 1838 - ____)
PORTUGAL, Manuel I (1 Jun 1469 - ____)
PORTUGAL, Maria I (17 Dec 1734 - ____)
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 Peter III de Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Peter III de Portugal (Pedro portugués) (de julio el 5 de 1717 - de mayo el 25 de 1786) se convirtió rey Consort de Portugal en la sucesión de su reina Maria de la esposa y de la sobrina I de 1777, y gobernó con ella hasta su muerte.
Ver a reyes del árbol de familia de Portugal.
Peter no hizo ninguna tentativa de participar en asuntos del gobierno, pasando su caza del tiempo o en ejercicios religiosos.
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 Peter III Of Portugal Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 artnet.com: Resource Library: Robillon, Jean-Baptiste   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle worked there under the direction of Thomas Germain, silversmith to Louis XV and a highly appreciated craftsman in Portugal.
It was probably Germain who suggested that Robillon move to Portugal, and he arrived there c.
Due to the levies on Brazilian gold and diamond mines, the country was going through a period of unprecedented wealth that was being spent on manufactured objects and public works, especially after the Lisbon earthquake (1755).
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 Peter III of Portugal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Peter III of Portugal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Articles - Peter I of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro I of Portugal (April 8, 1320 – January 18, 1367) was the eighth king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), known as the Cruel (not to be confused with Pedro I of Castile, also known as Pedro the Cruel) or as the Lawful (Port.
He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portugal by his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile.
Maria, princess of Portugal (1342-1367), married to Ferdinand, prince of Aragon
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 Encyclopedia: Peter III of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 artnet.com: Resource Library: Carvalho, Pedro Alexandrino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He was apprenticed to João de Mesquita, an obscure painter–decorator who specialized in ornamentation, and he also studied painting and drawing under Bernardo Pereira Pegado.
His early training coincided with the end of the reign of John V, during which time a lavish and ostentatious courtly Baroque style predominated in Portugal.
He learnt easel painting from a friend, the somewhat older André Gonçalves, in whose studio he became acquainted with examples of the Italian Baroque style that dominated Portuguese painting.
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 Peter III. (Portugal) - netlexikon
Der König stand deshalb vor der Wahl, entweder die weibliche Thronfolge zugunsten seiner Tochter Maria zu ermöglichen, oder an der männlichen Thronfolge festzuhalten, dann wäre sein jüngeren Bruder, Peter, als nächster in der Thronfolge berufen.
Als König hat er in Portugal keine großen Spuren hinterlassen, das Regieren überließ er weitgehend seiner Frau, die eine Reihe von antiklerikalen Reformen, die zur Regierungszeit Joseph I. von dessen Ersten Minister, dem Margrafen von Pombal durchgeführt wurden, wieder rückgängig machten.
November 1788), sie heiratete 1785 Prinz Gabriel von Spanien, einen jüngeren Sohn König Karl III.
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 Peter III on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
1717-86, king of Portugal (1777-86), younger brother of Joseph.
Corvis Corporation and Cequel III announce completion of Broadwing Communications asset purchase.
Attorney Zedrick Braden III has a great view of construction activity at the Millennium Park project on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
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 AllRefer.com - Portugal, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Portugal, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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Portugal is bordered by Spain on the east and north and by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and south.
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 SI | Secret Paper-Work: The Peter Hunt Interview III, Page 1 of 8
Peter Hunt at Creation Entertainment's James Bond 007 Convention in Los Angeles, 1994.
I told Peter [Lamont], who is the Art Director on them now, and who won the Oscar for Titanic—he was my set dresser.
We were on that beautiful estate there in Portugal.
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