John II of Portugal

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John II of Portugal was the 15th-century king who consolidated royal power at home and advanced Portuguese maritime exploration, helping to lay the foundations of Portugal’s overseas empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Aviz ⓘ
King of Portugal ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
birthDate 1455-03-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Portugal

Lisbon ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Portugal
deathDate 1495-10-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Algarve ⓘ
Alvor ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Portugal
era Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
father Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ
fullName John II of Portugal ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
house House of Aviz ⓘ
knownFor advancing Portuguese maritime exploration ⓘ
centralization of royal power in Portugal ⓘ
laying foundations of the Portuguese overseas empire ⓘ
policies in the Age of Discovery ⓘ
promoting the search for a sea route to India ⓘ
strengthening the Portuguese monarchy ⓘ
supporting exploration along the west coast of Africa ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Portugal
mother Isabella of Coimbra ⓘ
nativeName João II de Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
nickname the Perfect Prince ⓘ
notableAchievement extension of Portuguese exploration to the Congo region ⓘ
sponsorship of Bartolomeu Dias’s rounding of the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
notableEvent Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ
Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
policy confiscation of noble estates ⓘ
limiting power of the high nobility ⓘ
strengthening royal finances ⓘ
positionHeld King of Portugal and the Algarves ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Portugal
predecessor Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ
regnalName João II ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
reignEnd 1495 ⓘ
reignStart 1481 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roleIn negotiation of the Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Viseu
spouse Eleanor of Viseu ⓘ
successor Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
supportedExplorer Afonso de Paiva ⓘ
Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ
Diogo Cão ⓘ
Pêro da Covilhã ⓘ

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Treaty of Tordesillas → signatory → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Bartolomeu Dias → employer → King John II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Bartolomeu Dias → commissionedBy → King John II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Portuguese Empire → monarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ
John II of Portugal → fullName → John II of Portugal ⓘ
John II of Portugal → regnalName → João II ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
John II of Portugal → nativeName → João II de Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Cape of Good Hope → renamedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese Crown → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ
King Manuel I of Portugal → predecessor → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese royal family → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ
House of Aviz → notableMember → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Kings of Portugal → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Alvor → placeOfDeath → John II of Portugal ⓘ
the Perfect Prince → appliedTo → John II of Portugal ⓘ
John II of Portugal → alsoKnownAs → João II de Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: the Perfect Prince
linked to: John II of Portugal
Diogo Cão → monarchServed → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Afonso V of Portugal → successor → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Afonso V of Portugal → child → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Afonso V of Portugal → successorAsHeir → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Cabo das Tormentas → renamedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Pêro da Covilhã → employer → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Pêro da Covilhã → workedFor → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Pêro da Covilhã → commissionedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Isabella of Coimbra → child → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Eleanor of Viseu → spouse → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Eleanor of Viseu → monarchConsortOf → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Battle of Toro → relatedTo → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Manuel I of Portugal → predecessor → John II of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: the Fortunate
Beatrice of Portugal → relative → João II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Order of Christ (Portugal) → notableMember → King John II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Aeterni regis → beneficiary → John II of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: papal bull Aeterni regis
Portuguese real → monarchDuringUse → King João II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Aviz dynasty → notableRuler → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese Renaissance → hasNotableFigure → King João II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Joanine dynasty → hasMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Joanine dynasty → dynastyOf → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal → patron → King John II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John II of Portugal
Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu → relative → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Maria of Portugal → relative → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Afonso V of Portugal → successor → John II of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: the African
Diogo Cão → employer → John II of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: Diogo Cam
Diogo Cão → servedMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: Diogo Cam
Infanta Joana of Portugal → sibling → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Jorge, Duke of Coimbra → father → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Jorge, Duke of Coimbra → supportedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Jorge, Duke of Coimbra → titleGrantedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ
Pedro da Covilhã → patron → John II of Portugal ⓘ