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Manuel I of Portugal

1469 - 1521

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Manuel I (European Portuguese: [mɐnuˈɛl]; 31 May 1469 – 13 December 1521), known as the Fortunate (Portuguese: O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel I of Portugal has received more than 1,179,925 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Manuel I of Portugal is the 613th most popular politician (down from 558th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 11th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Politician.

Manuel I of Portugal, also known as "The Fortunate" and "The Iron King", was the second son of King Afonso IV of Portugal and his wife Beatrice of Castile. He was born in Coimbra on April 4, 1357, and became king in 1367, when his father died of the plague. Manuel I was a skilled politician and military leader. In 1383, he conquered the city of Ceuta in a campaign against the Moors.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manuel I of Portugal ranks 613 out of 19,576. Before him are Epaminondas, Geronimo, Hong Taiji, Sweyn Forkbeard, Shinzō Abe, and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. After him are Władysław IV Vasa, Christian X of Denmark, Yongzheng Emperor, Umberto I of Italy, Gojong of Korea, and Yuan Shikai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1469, Manuel I of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Niccolò Machiavelli. After him are Guru Nanak, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Thomas Cajetan, John Fisher, Rodrigo de Triana, Ishak Pasha, Elia Levita, Francesco Granacci, and Laura Cereta. Among people deceased in 1521, Manuel I of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan, and Pope Leo X. After him are Josquin des Prez, Juan Ponce de León, Zhengde Emperor, Sebastian Brant, Christina of Saxony, Leonardo Loredan, Francisco Serrão, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, and Raffaele Riario.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Manuel I of Portugal ranks 13 out of 633. Before him are António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), António Guterres (1949), Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), Fernando Pessoa (1888), and Luís de Camões (1524). After him are José Mourinho (1963), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Pope John XXI (1215), Isabella of Portugal (1503), and Afonso de Albuquerque (1453).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Manuel I of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), and António Guterres (1949). After 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), 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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