POLITICIAN

John III of Portugal

1502 - 1557

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John III (Portuguese: João III Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 6 June 1502 – 11 June 1557), nicknamed The Pious (Portuguese: o Piedoso), was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1521 until his death in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John III of Portugal has received more than 761,452 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. John III of Portugal is the 1,142nd most popular politician (down from 1,080th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 25th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Portuguese Politician.

John III of Portugal is most famous for being the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon. He was King of Portugal from 1521 until his death in 1557.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John III of Portugal ranks 1,142 out of 19,576. Before him are William Henry Harrison, Roh Moo-hyun, Valerius Severus, Probus, Emperor Taizu of Song, and U Thant. After him are Aristides, James II of England, Dolores Ibárruri, Mindaugas, Theophilos, and Baldur von Schirach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1502, John III of Portugal ranks 4. Before him are Hurrem Sultan, Pope Gregory XIII, and Atahualpa. After him are La Malinche, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Miguel López de Legazpi, Pedro Nunes, Thomas Tallis, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, and Heinrich Aldegrever. Among people deceased in 1557, John III of Portugal ranks 4. Before him are Jacques Cartier, Anne of Cleves, and Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia. After him are Pontormo, Bona Sforza, Mikael Agricola, Olaus Magnus, Sebastian Cabot, Emperor Go-Nara, Lautaro, and Giovanni Francesco Straparola.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, John III of Portugal ranks 24 out of 633. Before him are Isabella of Portugal (1503), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), António Egas Moniz (1874), and Manuel II of Portugal (1889). After him are Afonso V of Portugal (1432), John IV of Portugal (1604), John VI of Portugal (1767), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Amália Rodrigues (1920), and Peter I of Portugal (1320).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, John III of Portugal ranks 9. Before him are Manuel I of Portugal (1469), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), and Manuel II of Portugal (1889). After him are Afonso V of Portugal (1432), John IV of Portugal (1604), John VI of Portugal (1767), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Peter I of Portugal (1320), and John II of Portugal (1455).

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