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Sancho II

Type Figure Region Portugal Time 1209–1248 Also known as Sancho II of Portugal、Sancho II the Pious、桑乔二世·虔诚者

Sancho II (1209–1248), king of Portugal, acceded at fourteen in 1223, pursued the reconquest of Alentejo and Algarve, faced escalating conflict with …

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  1. 1209–1230Coimbra · CoimbraBorn in Coimbra in 1209, he became king of Portugal at fourteen in 1223. In the 1220s he consolidated royal power with the support of regents and his mother, and began pushing the reconquest southward in the late 1220s.
  2. 1230–1240Lisbon · LisbonHe pushed the reconquest south in the 1230s, recovering Elvas in 1232 and taking Resende in 1238. Meanwhile conflicts with the church and great nobles intensified, and in the late 1230s the pope began intervening in Portuguese domestic affairs, foreshadowing his eventual deposition.
  3. 1240–1248Toledo · ToledoContinued pressure from the church–noble alliance in the 1240s led Pope Innocent IV to depose him in 1245. He was forced to abdicate in January 1247, succeeded by his brother Alfonso III. He died in exile in Toledo on 4 May 1248.

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