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Peter II of Portugal

1648 - 1706

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Dom Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed "the Pacific", was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter II of Portugal has received more than 393,362 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Peter II of Portugal is the 2,147th most popular politician (down from 2,015th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Portuguese Politician.

Peter II was king of Portugal from 1357 to 1367. He was the son of Peter I of Portugal and his wife, Constance of Castile. He was a child when he came to the throne, and a regency council was set up to rule in his name. The council was led by Peter's uncle, Afonso of Barcelos, and became known as the "Council of the Realm." The country was at war with Castile for the entire duration of Peter's reign.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter II of Portugal ranks 2,147 out of 19,576. Before him are Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, King Zhou of Shang, Abd al-Rahman II, Néstor Kirchner, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, and Dom Pérignon. After him are Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Austen Chamberlain, Antiochus II Theos, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Kara Ahmed Pasha, and Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1648, Peter II of Portugal ranks 1. After him are Juana Inés de la Cruz, Jeanne Guyon, Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans, Arp Schnitger, Johann Michael Bach, Arabella Churchill, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, René de Froulay de Tessé, and Joseph Raphson. Among people deceased in 1706, Peter II of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Johann Pachelbel, and Pierre Bayle. After him are 6th Dalai Lama, Kimpa Vita, Arsenije III Čarnojević, Andreas Werckmeister, Rahman Baba, Georg Joseph Kamel, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Ferdinand de Marsin, and Godfried Schalcken.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Peter II of Portugal ranks 54 out of 633. Before him are Peter III of Portugal (1717), Mário Soares (1924), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Sister Lúcia (1907), Diogo Cão (1440), and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699). After him are Pedro V of Portugal (1837), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), and Viriathus (-180).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Peter II of Portugal ranks 32. Before him are Luís I of Portugal (1838), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Mário Soares (1924), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699). After him are Pedro V of Portugal (1837), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), and Viriathus (-180).

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