Christian reconquest of Lisbon

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The Christian reconquest of Lisbon was a pivotal 1147 Crusader-led campaign during the Reconquista in which Portuguese and allied forces captured the city from Muslim rule, shaping Lisbon’s future as the kingdom’s capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Reconquista ⓘ
event of the Second Crusade ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Conquest of Lisbon ⓘ
Siege of Lisbon ⓘ
century 12th century ⓘ
commandedBy Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
conflict Christian–Muslim conflict on the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
consequence Lisbon established as main royal residence of the Portuguese king ⓘ
Lisbon’s rise toward becoming capital of Portugal ⓘ
end of Muslim rule in Lisbon ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
endTime 1147 ⓘ
followedBy further Portuguese expansion toward the Alentejo and Algarve ⓘ
hasCasusBelli crusading call to fight Muslims ⓘ
expansion of the Christian Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
hasPart naval blockade of Lisbon ⓘ
siege of the city walls of Lisbon ⓘ
historicalSignificance key turning point in consolidation of the Portuguese kingdom ⓘ
major Christian gain in western Iberia during the mid-12th century ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Portugal ⓘ
location Lisbon ⓘ
notableFeature combination of land siege and naval blockade ⓘ
large contingent of northern European crusaders en route to the Holy Land ⓘ
opponent Almohad-aligned Muslim garrison of Lisbon ⓘ
participant Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
Anglo-Norman crusaders ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Normans

Breton crusaders ⓘ
Flemish crusaders ⓘ
German crusaders ⓘ
Muslim defenders of Lisbon ⓘ
Portuguese forces ⓘ
partOf Reconquista ⓘ
Second Crusade ⓘ
precededBy earlier Portuguese advances south of the Mondego River ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
result Christian victory ⓘ
capture of Lisbon by Portuguese and crusader forces ⓘ
startTime 1147 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of a major Atlantic port city ⓘ
control of the Tagus River estuary ⓘ
supportedBy papal authorization as part of the Second Crusade ⓘ
year 1147 ⓘ

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Sé de Lisboa → builtAfter → Christian reconquest of Lisbon ⓘ
Taifa of Lisbon → significantEvent → Christian conquest of Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Christian reconquest of Lisbon
Christian reconquest of Lisbon → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Christian reconquest of Lisbon
Christian reconquest of Lisbon → alsoKnownAs → Conquest of Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Christian reconquest of Lisbon
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lisbon → associatedWithEvent → Christian reconquest of Lisbon ⓘ
Afonso I of Portugal → battle → Siege of Lisbon (1147) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Conqueror
linked to: Christian reconquest of Lisbon