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Afonso V of Portugal

1432 - 1481

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Afonso V (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (Portuguese: o Africano), was king of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. Afonso was born in Sintra, the second son of King Edward of Portugal by his wife Eleanor of Aragon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Afonso V of Portugal has received more than 537,384 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Afonso V of Portugal is the 1,236th most popular politician (down from 1,088th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 26th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Afonso V of Portugal was most famous for being King of Portugal and the Algarve, Duke of Guimarães, Count of Ourém, and Lord of Montemor-o-Velho, among other titles.

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  • 540k

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  • 68.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 1,236 out of 19,576. Before him are Berengar I of Italy, Chlothar II, Liz Truss, Engelbert Dollfuss, Sveinn Björnsson, and Elisabeth of France. After him are Mausolus, Alassane Ouattara, Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Totila, Mohammed V of Morocco, and Emir Abdelkader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1432, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Mehmed the Conqueror, and Pope Innocent VIII. After him are Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, Isabel of Coimbra, Alvise Cadamosto, Ahmad ibn Mājid, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Luigi Pulci, Hōjō Sōun, and Christina Abrahamsdotter. Among people deceased in 1481, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Mehmed the Conqueror, and Christian I of Denmark. After him are Lekë Dukagjini, Ikkyū, Axayacatl, Bartolomeo Platina, Agostino di Duccio, Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Erik Axelsson Tott, John I, Duke of Cleves, and Charles IV of Anjou.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 25 out of 633. Before him are Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), António Egas Moniz (1874), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), and John III of Portugal (1502). After him are John IV of Portugal (1604), John VI of Portugal (1767), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Amália Rodrigues (1920), Peter I of Portugal (1320), and John II of Portugal (1455).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 10. Before him are Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), and John III of Portugal (1502). After him are John IV of Portugal (1604), John VI of Portugal (1767), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Peter I of Portugal (1320), John II of Portugal (1455), and Carlos I of Portugal (1863).

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