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John V of Portugal

1689 - 1750

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Dom John V (Portuguese: João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (o Magnânimo) and the Portuguese Sun King (o Rei-Sol Português), was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reign saw the rise of Portugal and its monarchy to new levels of prosperity, wealth, and prestige among European courts. John V's reign saw an enormous influx of gold into the coffers of the royal treasury, supplied largely by the royal fifth (a tax on precious metals) that was received from the Portuguese colonies of Brazil and Maranhão. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John V of Portugal has received more than 588,660 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). John V of Portugal is the 1,897th most popular politician (down from 1,397th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 30th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Portuguese Politician.

John V of Portugal is most famous for being the king of Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John V of Portugal ranks 1,897 out of 19,576. Before him are Cao Rui, Ismail II, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Jeconiah, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, and Eric VI of Denmark. After him are Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Agathocles of Syracuse, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Abdurrahman Wahid, Alexander Jagiellon, and Al-Adil I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1689, John V of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Montesquieu. After him are Samuel Richardson, Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Samuel Bellamy, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Zahir al-Umar, Blas de Lezo, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, and Alexis Piron. Among people deceased in 1750, John V of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Johann Sebastian Bach, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Maurice de Saxe, Emperor Sakuramachi, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Rachel Ruysch, Giuseppe Sammartini, Vasily Tatishchev, Pietro Filippo Scarlatti, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, and Apostolo Zeno.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, John V of Portugal ranks 41 out of 633. Before him are Maria I of Portugal (1734), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Afonso III of Portugal (1210), Edward, King of Portugal (1391), Orosius (375), and Sancho I of Portugal (1154). After him are Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527), Denis of Portugal (1261), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933), Luís I of Portugal (1838), and Afonso IV of Portugal (1291).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, John V of Portugal ranks 23. Before him are Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948), Maria I of Portugal (1734), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Afonso III of Portugal (1210), Edward, King of Portugal (1391), and Sancho I of Portugal (1154). After him are Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Luís I of Portugal (1838), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Peter III of Portugal (1717), and Mário Soares (1924).

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