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Alfonso II of Portugal

Type Figure Region Portugal Time 1185–1223 Also known as Alfonso II

King of Portugal (1211–1223), born in 1185 under Sancho I, he pursued administrative and church reforms after acceding in 1211 and continued the reco…

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  1. 1185–1190Coimbra · PortugalBorn in 1185 as son of Sancho I, he grew up in the 1180s in the court at Coimbra and elsewhere, receiving an education as heir in preparation for his future accession.
  2. 1211–1223Portugal · PortugalAfter inheriting the throne in 1211 he carried out administrative reforms, curbing noble and ecclesiastical privileges, strengthening royal control over territory and church property, and continuing the southward reconquest until his death in 1223.

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