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Denis I

Type Figure Region Kingdom of Portugal Time 1261–1325 Also known as Farmer King Denis、Poet King

Denis I (1261–1325), king of Portugal of the Burgundian dynasty, reigned from 1279 until his death in 1325, nearly half a century.…

Timeline

  1. 1279–1283Lisbon · PortugalHe acceded after the death of his father Afonso III in 1279, initially dealing with border and power-balance issues involving Castile and the domestic nobility.
  2. 1284–1290Lisbon · PortugalHe promoted pine planting and agricultural settlement, reorganized royal lands and trade administration; in 1290 he founded the University of Lisbon (Studium Generale), laying the foundation for Portugal's tradition of higher education.
  3. 1291–1325Évora · PortugalHe continued to handle Iberian disputes through mediating diplomacy, supported agricultural and commercial legislation (such as founding the University of Lisbon in 1290), and consolidated royal justice and commercial order until his death in 1325.

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