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Nuno Álvares Pereira

Type Figure Region Portugal Time 1360–1431 Also known as Constable of Portugal、Saint Nuno

Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431) was a Portuguese military commander and Constable of the Kingdom who led John I's forces to a decisive victory at th…

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  1. 1360–1384Flores da Rosa · AlentejoBorn into the Bragança-Pereira noble family, he supported John of Aviz during the 1383–1385 succession crisis, gradually becoming his chief military assistant.
  2. 1385–1410Lisbon · PortugalIn the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota he served as chief commander of John I's forces; after the great victory he was appointed Constable of the Kingdom, and from 1401 to 1410 he continued to assist the king in military and defense affairs.
  3. 1423–1431Lisbon · PortugalIn 1423 he resigned his secular offices and entered a monastery; he died in 1431 at a monastery near Lisbon and was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.

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