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Afonso I of Portugal

1109 - 1185

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Afonso I (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 1106/1109/1111 – 1185), also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror (Portuguese: O Conquistador) and the Founder (Portuguese: O Fundador) by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista, an objective that he pursued until his death. Afonso was the son of Theresa of León and Henry of Burgundy, rulers of the County of Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Afonso I of Portugal has received more than 1,034,958 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Afonso I of Portugal is the 668th most popular politician (up from 680th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 14th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Afonso I of Portugal was the first King of Portugal. He was the son of Count Henry of Burgundy and Teresa of León. Afonso succeeded his father in 1112, and was crowned in Coimbra. In 1128, he married Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Afonso I of Portugal ranks 668 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahab, Nizam al-Mulk, Philip the Good, Catiline, Moctezuma II, and Olaf Scholz. After him are Sauli Niinistö, Manuel I Komnenos, Edward V of England, Samo, Rudolf Höss, and Lycurgus of Sparta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1109, Afonso I of Portugal ranks 1. After him are Ar-Rashid, Bertrand de Blanchefort, Injong of Goryeo, and Helena of Serbia, Queen of Hungary. Among people deceased in 1185, Afonso I of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Pope Lucius III. After him are Chrétien de Troyes, Ibn Tufail, Bhāskara II, Andronikos I Komnenos, Agnes of Courtenay, Emperor Antoku, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, John Kinnamos, and Beatrice of Rethel.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Afonso I of Portugal ranks 15 out of 633. Before him are Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Luís de Camões (1524), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), and José Mourinho (1963). After him are Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Pope John XXI (1215), Isabella of Portugal (1503), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), and John I of Portugal (1358).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Afonso I of Portugal ranks 4. Before him are António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), António Guterres (1949), and Manuel I of Portugal (1469). After him are Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), John IV of Portugal (1604), and John VI of Portugal (1767).

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