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Peter I of Portugal

Type Figure Region Portugal Time 1154–1191 Also known as Infante Peter、Peter I, Count of Portugal

Pedro Afonso (1154–1191), first Count of Portugal and son of Alfonso I, was a key military leader of the early Portuguese Reconquista who died fighti…

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  1. 1154–1174Coimbra · PortugalA son of Alfonso I, he was granted the title Count of Portugal by his father, becoming the kingdom's first count. His elder brother Sancho I was heir to the throne, while Pedro was active as a military leader in the Reconquista.
  2. 1175–1189Alentejo · AlentejoHe long led armies southward, taking part in the sieges and recovery of Muslim strongholds. He helped capture Serpa in 1184, took Évora in 1185, and besieged Santarém in 1189, making him a key general in Portugal's southward expansion.
  3. 1190–1191Algarve · AlgarveAround 1190 he served as regent of the kingdom, continuing to press the southward expansion. In 1191 he was killed fighting Almohad forces in the Algarve, checking Portugal's southward advance.

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