The Founder

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The Founder is the epithet of Afonso I of Portugal, the first king who established Portugal as an independent kingdom in the 12th century.

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The Founder canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Afonso Henriques
burialPlace Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra
child Afonso of Portugal, Archbishop of Lisbon
Sancha of Portugal
Sancho I of Portugal
Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders
Urraca of Portugal
coronationDate 1139
coronationPlace Zamora
countryOfCitizenship County of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
dateOfBirth c. 1109
dateOfDeath 1185-12-06
epithet O Conquistador
O Fundador
The Founder
era 12th century
father Henry, Count of Portugal
founderOf Kingdom of Portugal
gender male
knownFor Establishing Portugal as an independent kingdom
Military campaigns against the Almoravids and Almohads
language Galician-Portuguese
monarchOf Portugal
mother Theresa of León
nativeName Afonso Henriques
nobleFamily House of Burgundy
notableBattle Battle of Ourique
Battle of São Mamede
placeOfBirth County of Portugal
Guimarães
placeOfDeath Coimbra
Kingdom of Portugal
positionHeld Count of Portugal
King of Portugal
predecessor Theresa of León as ruler of the County of Portugal
reignEnd 1185
reignStart 1139
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Papal recognition of Portugal as a kingdom in the mid-12th century
Proclaimed himself King of Portugal after the Battle of Ourique
Recognized as king by the Kingdom of León in the Treaty of Zamora (1143)
spouse Maud of Savoy
linked to: Matilda of Savoy
successor Sancho I of Portugal
titles Rex Portugallensis

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Afonso I of Portugal title The Founder
Afonso I of Portugal epithet The Founder
subject linked to: The Founder