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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 362,585 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Peter II of Portugal is the 2,022nd most popular politician (up from 2,289th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Portugal (up from 61st in 2019) and the 30th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter II of Portugal ranks 2,022 out of 15,577. Before him are Sali Berisha, Tekuder, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Abulfaz Elchibey, Pupienus, and Heinz Fischer. After him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Adolfo Suárez, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, Cao Rui, Louise of Savoy, and Jotham of Judah.

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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, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Arabella Churchill, Johann Michael Bach, Arp Schnitger, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and René de Froulay de Tessé. 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, Andreas Werckmeister, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Arsenije III Čarnojević, Ferdinand de Marsin, Rahman Baba, John Evelyn, Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin, and Georg Joseph Kamel.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Peter II of Portugal ranks 52 out of 555. Before him are Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Sister Lúcia (1907), and Mário Soares (1924). After him are Marcelo Caetano (1906), Miguel I of Portugal (1802), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), and Afonso II of Portugal (1185).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Peter II of Portugal ranks 30. Before him are Edward, King of Portugal (1391), Sancho I of Portugal (1154), Viriathus (-180), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), and Mário Soares (1924). After him are Marcelo Caetano (1906), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), and Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939).

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