Death of Afonso III and Portuguese Succession (1279)

Timeline

1. 1279Alcobaça · PortugalAfonso III died near the Alcobaça Monastery at about sixty years of age. His reign was noted for territorial expansion into the Algarve, dynastic marriage with the León-Castile royal house, and parliamentary politics, laying the foundation for the basic shaping of the Portuguese kingdom's territory.
2. 1279Lisbon · PortugalThe crown prince Dinis succeeded smoothly to the throne with the support of the nobility and the Church, without a serious succession crisis. Dinis I then devoted himself to agriculture, forestry, culture, and legal construction, bringing Portugal into a relatively stable and prosperous period in the early 14th century.