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Manuel I of Portugal

Type Figure Region Portugal Time 1469–1521 Also known as Manuel I of Portugal、Manuel the Fortunate、幸运者曼努埃尔

Manuel I was King of Portugal (1495–1521), reigning at the height of Portuguese maritime expansion and the spice trade;…

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  1. 1498–1510Lisbon · PortugalAfter da Gama opened the route to India, he organized follow-up expeditions, consolidated holdings such as Goa and Malacca, enabling Portugal to monopolize the eastern spice trade and accumulate vast wealth.
  2. 1511–1521Lisbon · PortugalAfter 1511 he continued to fund eastern trade and grand architecture around Belém, eased Iberian rivalry through dynastic marriages with the Spanish Habsburgs, and responded to changing conditions in Morocco until his death in 1521.

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