John

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John is the given name of John II of Portugal, the 15th-century king known for strengthening royal authority and advancing Portuguese exploration.

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John canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
birthDate 1455-03-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Lisbon ⓘ
burialPlace Batalha Monastery ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Lisbon ⓘ
child Afonso, Prince of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Afonso of Portugal

Jorge de Lencastre ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
deathDate 1495-10-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Alvor ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
father Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
João ⓘ
house House of Aviz ⓘ
knownForPolicy curbing power of the high nobility ⓘ
promoting exploration along the African coast ⓘ
seeking a sea route to India ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
monarchOf Portugal ⓘ
mother Isabel of Coimbra ⓘ
linked to: Isabella of Coimbra
nickname the Perfect Prince ⓘ
nobleFamily Aviz dynasty ⓘ
notableFor advancing Portuguese maritime exploration ⓘ
centralizing political power ⓘ
laying groundwork for Portuguese overseas empire ⓘ
strengthening royal authority in Portugal ⓘ
supporting Atlantic exploration ⓘ
positionHeld King of Portugal and the Algarves ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Portugal
predecessor Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ
reignEnd 1495 ⓘ
reignStart 1481 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
royalHouse House of Aviz ⓘ
sovereignOf Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Portugal
spouse Eleanor of Viseu ⓘ
styleOfAddress His Most Faithful Majesty ⓘ
successor Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
title Prince of Portugal ⓘ

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John II of Portugal → givenName → John ⓘ
subject linked to: John