Afonso III of Portugal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of Portugal
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Place of Birth: Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal
About Afonso III of Portugal
- Afonso III (Portuguese pronunciation: [?'fõsu]; rare English alternatives: Alphonzo or Alphonse), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin), the Boulonnais (Port.
- o Bolonhês), King of Portugal (5 May 1210 – 16 February 1279) was the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249.
- He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife, Urraca of Castile; he succeeded his brother, King Sancho II of Portugal, who died on 4 January 1248.
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