John II of Portugal

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House of Aviz King of Portugal human monarch

John II of Portugal was the 15th-century king who consolidated royal power at home and advanced Portuguese maritime exploration, helping to lay the foundations of Portugal’s overseas empire.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
John II of Portugal canonical	27
King John II of Portugal	3
João II de Portugal	2
João II	1
João II of Portugal	1
King João II of Portugal	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	House of Aviz ⓘ King of Portugal ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
birthDate	1455-03-03 ⓘ
birthPlace	Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal Lisbon ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
deathDate	1495-10-25 ⓘ
deathPlace	Algarve ⓘ Alvor ⓘ Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
era	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery
father	Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ
fullName	John II of Portugal self-link ⓘ
givenName	John ⓘ
house	House of Aviz ⓘ
knownFor	advancing Portuguese maritime exploration ⓘ centralization of royal power in Portugal ⓘ laying foundations of the Portuguese overseas empire ⓘ policies in the Age of Discovery ⓘ promoting the search for a sea route to India ⓘ strengthening the Portuguese monarchy ⓘ supporting exploration along the west coast of Africa ⓘ
language	Portuguese ⓘ
monarchOf	Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
mother	Isabella of Coimbra ⓘ
nativeName	John II of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: João II de Portugal
nickname	the Perfect Prince ⓘ
notableAchievement	extension of Portuguese exploration to the Congo region ⓘ sponsorship of Bartolomeu Dias’s rounding of the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
notableEvent	Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
policy	confiscation of noble estates ⓘ limiting power of the high nobility ⓘ strengthening royal finances ⓘ
positionHeld	Kings of Portugal ⓘ surface form: King of Portugal and the Algarves
predecessor	Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ
regnalName	John II of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: João II
reignEnd	1495 ⓘ
reignStart	1481 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roleIn	negotiation of the Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Duke of Viseu ⓘ surface form: Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
spouse	Eleanor of Viseu ⓘ
successor	King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
supportedExplorer	Afonso de Paiva ⓘ Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ Diogo Cão ⓘ Pêro da Covilhã ⓘ

Referenced by (35)

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

Treaty of Tordesillas → signatory → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Bartolomeu Dias → employer → John II of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: King John II of Portugal

Bartolomeu Dias → commissionedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: King John II of Portugal

Portuguese Empire → monarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ

John II of Portugal → fullName → John II of Portugal self-link ⓘ

John II of Portugal → regnalName → John II of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: João II

John II of Portugal → nativeName → John II of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: João II de Portugal

Cape of Good Hope → renamedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Portuguese Crown → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ

King Manuel I of Portugal → predecessor → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Portuguese royal family → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ

House of Aviz → notableMember → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Kings of Portugal → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Alvor → placeOfDeath → John II of Portugal ⓘ

the Perfect Prince → appliedTo → John II of Portugal ⓘ

the Perfect Prince → alsoKnownAs → John II of Portugal ⓘ

subject surface form: John II of Portugal

this entity surface form: João II de Portugal

Diogo Cão → monarchServed → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Afonso V of Portugal → successor → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Afonso V of Portugal → child → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Afonso V of Portugal → successorAsHeir → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Cabo das Tormentas → renamedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Pêro da Covilhã → employer → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Pêro da Covilhã → workedFor → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Pêro da Covilhã → commissionedBy → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Isabella of Coimbra → child → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Eleanor of Viseu → spouse → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Eleanor of Viseu → monarchConsortOf → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Kingdom of Portugal → notableMonarch → John II of Portugal ⓘ

Battle of Toro → relatedTo → John II of Portugal ⓘ

the Fortunate → predecessor → John II of Portugal ⓘ

subject surface form: Manuel I of Portugal

Beatrice of Portugal → relative → John II of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: João II of Portugal

Order of Christ (Portugal) → notableMember → John II of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: King John II of Portugal

papal bull Aeterni regis → beneficiary → John II of Portugal ⓘ

subject surface form: Aeterni regis

Portuguese real → monarchDuringUse → John II of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: King João II of Portugal

Aviz dynasty → notableRuler → John II of Portugal ⓘ