Denis of Portugal

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Denis of Portugal was a 13th–14th century Portuguese king known for strengthening the kingdom’s administration, promoting agriculture and trade, and fostering the development of the Portuguese language and culture.

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Denis of Portugal canonical 9
Denis of Portugal (infante) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal
human
birthDate 1261-10-09
birthPlace Lisbon
burialPlace Odivelas Monastery
child Afonso IV of Portugal
Constanza of Portugal
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal
deathDate 1325-01-07
deathPlace Santarém
era 13th century
14th century
father Afonso III of Portugal
founded University of Coimbra
house House of Burgundy
implementedPolicy administrative and legal reforms in Portugal
codification of Portuguese customary law
encouragement of land cultivation and forestry
promotion of maritime trade
strengthening of municipal charters
knownFor fostering the development of the Portuguese language
founding the University of Coimbra
patronage of Portuguese literature and culture
promoting agriculture in Portugal
promoting trade in Portugal
strengthening royal administration in Portugal
language Portuguese
monarchOf Portugal
mother Beatrice of Castile
name Denis of Portugal self-link
Dinis of Portugal
surface form: Dinis I of Portugal

Dinis of Portugal
Dom Dinis
nickname the Farmer King
the Poet King
notableWork cantigas de amigo
cantigas de amor
occupation poet
troubadour
positionHeld King of Portugal
surface form: King of Portugal and the Algarve
predecessor Afonso III of Portugal
reignEnd 1325
reignStart 1279
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Elizabeth of Aragon
successor Afonso IV of Portugal
supported use of Portuguese in royal documents
wrote Galician-Portuguese lyric poetry

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

House of Ivrea hasMember Denis of Portugal
University of Coimbra foundedBy Denis of Portugal
Kings of Portugal notableMonarch Denis of Portugal
Elizabeth of Aragon spouse Denis of Portugal
Saint Isabel of Portugal spouse Denis of Portugal
Afonso IV of Portugal father Denis of Portugal
Afonso IV of Portugal child Denis of Portugal
this entity surface form: Denis of Portugal (infante)
Denis of Portugal name Denis of Portugal self-link
Afonso III of Portugal successor Denis of Portugal
Portuguese House of Burgundy notableMember Denis of Portugal