King John II of Portugal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_John_II_of_Portugal
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 1455-03-03
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:João_II
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lisbon,_Portugal
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Batalha_Monastery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Afonso,_Prince_of_Portugal
gptkbp:coronationDate 1481-08-15
gptkbp:deathDate 1495-10-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Alvor,_Portugal
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Aviz
gptkbp:father gptkb:Afonso_V_of_Portugal
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Aviz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King John II of Portugal
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Isabel_of_Coimbra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:the_Perfect_Prince
gptkbp:notableFor supporting Bartolomeu Dias's voyage around the Cape of Good Hope
negotiating the Treaty of Tordesillas
exploration and expansion of Portuguese overseas empire
centralizing royal power
reforming the nobility
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Afonso_V_of_Portugal
gptkbp:reignEnd 1495
gptkbp:reignStart 1481
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eleanor_of_Viseu
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Manuel_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Portugal_and_the_Algarves
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_of_Vila_Viçosa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5