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A treaty of 10 articles was signed between the Pope and Sancho II, but the king paid little attention to its fulfillment. His priority was the Reconquista, the reconquest of the southern Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. From 1236 onwards, Sancho II conquered several cities in the Algarve and Alentejo, securing the Portuguese position in the ...
With Manuel II's death, the Miguelist branch of the house of Braganza became the pretenders to the throne of Portugal. They have all been acclaimed king of Portugal by their monarchist groups. The monarchs of Portugal all came from a single ancestor, Afonso I of Portugal, but direct lines have sometimes ended. This has led to a variety of royal ...
In the same year, king Afonso II signed a truce with the Muslims. In the spring of 1226, king Sancho II sieged Elvas at the same time as the Leonese attacked Badajoz. The archbishop of Braga and the royal ensign Martim Anes commanded the royal host. The surrounding fields were pillaged and the city was captured, with the king risking his life ...
The Portuguese had participated in the Reconquista practically ever since the foundation of the County of Portugal in 868.. King Sancho I had captured Silves in Algarve in 1189, however the great Muslim city was retaken by the Almohads in 1191 and all Portuguese conquests south of the Tagus river lost, with the exception of Évora, which remained in the hands of the Order of Aviz.
1233 – Sancho II of Portugal becomes king. 1234 - Aljustrel was captured by the Knights of Santiago. 1238 - Portugal captures most of the Algarve. 1246 – Pope Innocent IV declares Sancho II an heretic and orders his removal of the throne. 1247 – Afonso III of Portugal becomes king; Sancho II is exiled to Toledo.
Sancho I of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation:), nicknamed "the Populator" (Portuguese: "o Povoador"), King of Portugal (Coimbra, 11 November 1154 [1] – 26 March 1211 [2] [3]) was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fifth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy.
Sancho II of Portugal becomes king. 1236: Portugal captures most of the Algarve. 1246: Pope Innocent IV declares Sancho II an heretic and orders his removal of the throne. 1247: Afonso III of Portugal becomes king; Sancho II is exiled to Toledo. 1254: First official reunion of the Cortes, the kingdom's general assembly. 1255
Sancho II 1209–1248 King of Portugal r. 1223–1247: Fernando 1217–1246 Lord of Serpa: Sancha Fernández de Lara: Eleanor c. 1211 –1231: Valdemar the Young King of Denmark c. 1209 –1231: Sancho IV 1258–1295 King of Castile: Denis 1261–1325 King of Portugal r. 1279–1325: Isabel of Aragon 1271–1336: Blanche 1259–1321 Lady of Las ...