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John III of Portugal

Type Figure Region Portugal Time 1502–1557 Also known as John III

John III (1502–1557) was King of Portugal of the House of Aviz, acceding in 1521 and reigning until his death in 1557.…

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  1. 1551Coimbra · PortugalIn 1551 John III founded the College of Arts (Colégio das Artes) at Coimbra, introducing a humanist curriculum and making the University of Coimbra the center of Portuguese academic and ecclesiastical education.
  2. 1552Lisbon · PortugalIn 1552 John III's son, Prince John of Portugal, married Joanna of Austria, daughter of Charles V, in Lisbon, strengthening the political alliance between Portugal and the Habsburgs; the couple later had Sebastian I.
  3. 1553–1557Lisbon · PortugalJohn III's health declined in his later years, and he died in Lisbon on 11 December 1557 at the age of 55. His son Prince John had already died prematurely in 1554, and the throne passed to his grandson Sebastian, then only three years old.

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