The Conqueror

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The Conqueror is the epithet of Afonso I of Portugal, the first king of Portugal renowned for leading successful campaigns that secured the country's independence and expanded its territory.

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The Conqueror canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Afonso Henriques
Dom Afonso I
associatedWith Portuguese Reconquista
foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal
battle Battle of Ourique
Battle of São Mamede
Siege of Lisbon (1147)
Siege of Santarém (1147)
linked to: siege of Santarem
birthDate c.1109
birthPlace Guimarães (traditionally attributed)
linked to: Guimarães
burialPlace Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra
capitalDuringReign Coimbra
child Sancho I of Portugal
Teresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders
Urraca of Portugal
countryOfCitizenship County of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
deathDate 1185-12-06
deathPlace Coimbra
epithet The Conqueror
era 12th century
father Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal
givenName Afonso
honorificTitle The Conqueror
languageSpoken Galician-Portuguese
monarchOf Kingdom of Portugal
mother Teresa of León
linked to: Theresa of León
nobleFamily House of Burgundy (Portuguese branch)
notableFor expanding the territory of Portugal southward during the Reconquista
securing the independence of Portugal from the Kingdom of León
victory at the Battle of Ourique
positionHeld King of Portugal
predecessor Teresa of León
linked to: Theresa of León
recognizedBy Papal bull Manifestis Probatum
Treaty of Zamora
regnalName Afonso I
reignEnd 1185
reignStart 1139
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Maud of Savoy
successor Sancho I of Portugal
title Count of Portugal
King of Portugal and the Algarves
linked to: Kings of Portugal

Prince of Portugal

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afonso I of Portugal title The Conqueror
The Beast Incarnate epithet The Conqueror
Afonso I of Portugal epithet The Conqueror
subject linked to: The Conqueror
Afonso I of Portugal honorificTitle The Conqueror
subject linked to: The Conqueror