How did king afonso die
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| Afonso I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| King of Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventeenth century painting of Afonso Henriques. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | April 24, 1112 (succeeds his father) June 24, 1128 (defeats his mother) July 26, 1139 (proclaims himself king) October 5, 1143 (recognized by León) — December 6, 1185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coronation | July 26, 1139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Afonso Henriques of Burgundy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | Count of Portugal, Dux of Portugal, Prince of Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 25, 1109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Castle of Guimarães, Guimarães, County of Portugal, Kingdom of León | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 6, 1185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buried | Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, District of Coimbra, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (de jure) Teresa of León, Countess of Portugal (de facto) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heirs sister son sister daughter son | Urraca Henriques (1139–1147) Infante Henrique (1147) Urraca Henriques (1147–1148) Infanta Mafalda (1148–1154) Infante Sancho (future Sancho I)(1154–1185) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Sancho I of Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consort | Maud of Savoy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consort | Queen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue
Afonso I of PortugalKing of Portugal from 1139 to 1185 "Afonso I" redirects here. For the African ruler, see Afonso I of Kongo.
Afonso I[a] (Portuguese pronunciation:[ɐˈfõsu]; 1106/110
Henry, Count of PortugalCount of Portugal from 1096 to 1112 Henry (Portuguese: Henrique, French: Henri; c. 1066 – 22 May 1112), Count of Portugal, was the first member of the CapetianHouse of Burgundy to rule Portugal and the father of the country's first king, Afonso Henriques. Biographical sketchFamily relationsBorn in about 1066 in Dijon, Duchy of Burgundy, Count Henry was the youngest son of Henry, the second son of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. His two older brothers, Hugh I and Odo I, inherited the duchy. No contemporary record of his mother has survived. She was once thought to have been named Sibylla based on an undated obituary reporting the death of "Sibilla, mater ducus Burgundie" (Sibylla, mother of the Duke of Burgundy), under the reasoning that she was not called duchess herself and hence must have been the wife of Henry, the only father of a duke who never himself held the ducal title, yet this was probably a reference to her daughter-in-law, Sibylla, mother of the then-reigning Hugh II. Historian Jean Richard suggested that she migh Copyright ©soybeck.pages.dev 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||