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  2. Sancho I of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Sancho II of Portugal - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Rui Gomes de Briteiros - Wikipedia

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    On 26 March 1211, Sancho I died in Coimbra. [3] His will of October 1209[1] was clear - he divided his largest portions between his heir, Afonso II of Portugal, and his sisters Teresa, Sancha and Mafalda [4] bequeathing to the three of them, under the title of queens, the possession of some castles in the centre of the country - Montemor-o-Velho, Seia and Alenquer - with their respective towns ...

  5. Portugal in the Reconquista - Wikipedia

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    In Portugal, the city of Guarda was founded in 1199, in a location that was both difficult to reach and allowed as many as twenty leagues of the surrounding territory to be watched. [79] That same year, king Sancho donated to the Templars the lands of Açafa where the city of Castelo Branco would be established.

  6. List of Portuguese monarchs - Wikipedia

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    The House of Aviz, known as the Joanine Dynasty, succeeded the House of Burgundy as the reigning house of the Kingdom of Portugal. The house was founded by John I of Portugal, who was the Grand Master of the Order of Aviz. When King John II of Portugal died without an heir, the throne of Portugal passed to his cousin, Manuel, Duke of Beja.

  7. Triana raid of 1178 - Wikipedia

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    The Triana raid of 1178 was an expedition under the orders of Prince Sancho of Portugal against the Almohad Caliphate in the modern territories of Extremadura and Alentejo. Sancho would achieve an astonishing victory over the Muslims.

  8. Timeline of Portuguese history - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. Sancha, Lady of Alenquer - Wikipedia

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    Sancha of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃɐ]; 1180 in Coimbra – 13 March 1229 in Celas Monastery), was a Portuguese infanta, second daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon.