The Conqueror

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The Conqueror is the epithet of Afonso I of Portugal, the first king of Portugal renowned for leading successful campaigns that secured the country's independence and expanded its territory.

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The Conqueror canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Afonso Henriques ⓘ
Dom Afonso I ⓘ
associatedWith Portuguese Reconquista ⓘ
foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
battle Battle of Ourique ⓘ
Battle of São Mamede ⓘ
Siege of Lisbon (1147) ⓘ
Siege of Santarém (1147) ⓘ
linked to: siege of Santarem
birthDate c.1109 ⓘ
birthPlace Guimarães (traditionally attributed) ⓘ
linked to: Guimarães
burialPlace Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Coimbra ⓘ
child Sancho I of Portugal ⓘ
Teresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders ⓘ
Urraca of Portugal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship County of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
deathDate 1185-12-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Coimbra ⓘ
epithet The Conqueror ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal ⓘ
givenName Afonso ⓘ
honorificTitle The Conqueror ⓘ
languageSpoken Galician-Portuguese ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
mother Teresa of León ⓘ
linked to: Theresa of León
nobleFamily House of Burgundy (Portuguese branch) ⓘ
notableFor expanding the territory of Portugal southward during the Reconquista ⓘ
securing the independence of Portugal from the Kingdom of León ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Ourique ⓘ
positionHeld King of Portugal ⓘ
predecessor Teresa of León ⓘ
linked to: Theresa of León
recognizedBy Papal bull Manifestis Probatum ⓘ
Treaty of Zamora ⓘ
regnalName Afonso I ⓘ
reignEnd 1185 ⓘ
reignStart 1139 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Maud of Savoy ⓘ
successor Sancho I of Portugal ⓘ
title Count of Portugal ⓘ
King of Portugal and the Algarves ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Portugal

Prince of Portugal ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afonso I of Portugal → title → The Conqueror ⓘ
The Beast Incarnate → epithet → The Conqueror ⓘ
Afonso I of Portugal → epithet → The Conqueror ⓘ
subject linked to: The Conqueror
Afonso I of Portugal → honorificTitle → The Conqueror ⓘ
subject linked to: The Conqueror