Afonso I of Portugal

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Afonso I of Portugal was the 12th-century founder and first king of Portugal, who secured the country's independence from the Kingdom of León.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Afonso I of Portugal canonical 13
Afonso Henriques 1
Afonso Henriques of Portugal 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese monarch
founder of state
human
king
monarch
burialPlace Coimbra
Monastery of Santa Cruz
surface form: Santa Cruz Monastery
canonizationStatus venerated as a national hero in Portugal
child Afonso, Bishop of Lisbon
Sancha of Portugal
Sancho I of Portugal
Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders
Urraca of Portugal
countryOfCitizenship County of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
dateOfBirth 1109
dateOfDeath 1185-12-06
father Henry, Count of Portugal
givenName Afonso
house Portuguese House of Burgundy
surface form: House of Burgundy-Portugal
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
mannerOfDeath natural causes
monarchOf Kingdom of Portugal
mother Theresa of León
nativeLanguage Galician-Portuguese
nobleFamily Burgundy wine region
surface form: Burgundy
notableAchievement expanded Portuguese territory southward during the Reconquista
recognized as king by Alfonso VII of León and Castile
secured independence of Portugal from the Kingdom of León
placeOfBirth County of Portugal
Guimarães
placeOfDeath Coimbra
Kingdom of Portugal
positionHeld County of Portugal
surface form: Count of Portugal

Kings of Portugal
surface form: King of Portugal
predecessor Theresa of León
reignEnd 1185
reignStart 1139
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
significantEvent Battle of Ourique
Battle of São Mamede
Treaty of Zamora
spouse Maud of Savoy
successor Sancho I of Portugal
title Afonso I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Afonso Henriques

Afonso I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Afonso I

The Conqueror
The Founder

Referenced by (17)

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

Portuguese Crown notableMonarch Afonso I of Portugal
Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra) founder Afonso I of Portugal
subject surface form: Sé Velha
Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra) builtUnder Afonso I of Portugal
subject surface form: Sé Velha
this entity surface form: King Afonso Henriques
Monastery of Santa Cruz burialPlaceOf Afonso I of Portugal
Monastery of Santa Cruz patron Afonso I of Portugal
Kings of Portugal firstMonarch Afonso I of Portugal
Kings of Portugal notableMonarch Afonso I of Portugal
Sé de Lisboa builtUnder Afonso I of Portugal
Sé de Lisboa foundedBy Afonso I of Portugal
Lisbon Cathedral foundedBy Afonso I of Portugal
Guimarães birthplaceOf Afonso I of Portugal
King of Galicia hasMonarch Afonso I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Afonso Henriques of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal foundedBy Afonso I of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal notableMonarch Afonso I of Portugal
Battle of Valdevez commander Afonso I of Portugal
Afonso I of Portugal title Afonso I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Afonso Henriques
Afonso I of Portugal title Afonso I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Afonso I