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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 a King of Portugal. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. As of 1471, Afonso V was the first king of Portugal to claim dominion over a plural "Kingdom of the Algarves", instead of the singular "Kingdom of the Algarve". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Afonso V of Portugal has received more than 286,569 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Afonso V of Portugal is the 1,169th most popular politician (down from 922nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Portugal and the 8th 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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  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 1,169 out of 15,710. Before him are Martti Ahtisaari, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Takeda Shingen, William II of the Netherlands, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Justin II. After him are Asa of Judah, Eric XIV of Sweden, Camille Desmoulins, Talaat Pasha, Jahangir, and Antoine of Navarre.

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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 Alvise Cadamosto, Isabel of Coimbra, Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, Ahmad ibn Mājid, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Hōjō Sōun, and Luigi Pulci. 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, Axayacatl, Ikkyū, Charles IV of Anjou, Bartolomeo Platina, Francesco Filelfo, and John I, Duke of Cleves.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 22 out of 479. Before him are Isabella of Portugal (1503), John II of Portugal (1455), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), John I of Portugal (1358), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), and Cristiano Ronaldo (1985). After him are John III of Portugal (1502), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), José Mourinho (1963), Peter I of Portugal (1320), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), and António Egas Moniz (1874).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Afonso V of Portugal ranks 8. Before him are António Guterres (1949), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), John II of Portugal (1455), John I of Portugal (1358), and Sebastian of Portugal (1554). After him are John III of Portugal (1502), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Peter I of Portugal (1320), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), Edward, King of Portugal (1391), and John IV of Portugal (1604).

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