King Manuel I of Portugal

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King Manuel I of Portugal was the monarch who oversaw the beginning of Portugal’s global maritime empire, including sponsoring Vasco da Gama’s pioneering sea voyage to India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal
human
monarch
architecturalStyleAssociated Manueline architecture
burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
child Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
surface form: Isabella of Portugal

King John III of Portugal
surface form: John III of Portugal

Luis, Duke of Beja
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal
dateOfBirth 1469-05-31
dateOfDeath 1521-12-13
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
father Duke of Viseu
surface form: Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
givenName Manuel
house House of Aviz
implemented policies of overseas commercial expansion
language Portuguese
mother Beatrice of Portugal
name King Manuel I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
nickname the Fortunate
notableEventDuringReign Portuguese arrival in Brazil
discovery of the sea route to India
notableWork sponsorship of Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India
oversaw beginning of Portugal’s global maritime empire
early Portuguese presence in Brazil
establishment of Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean
expansion of Portuguese trade with India
patronage Belém Tower
Jerónimos Monastery
surface form: Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon
placeOfBirth Alcochete
Kingdom of Portugal
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Portugal
Lisbon
positionHeld King Manuel I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Portugal and the Algarves
predecessor John II of Portugal
reignEnd 1521
reignStart 1495
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sponsored Pedro Álvares Cabral’s voyage that reached Brazil
Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India
explorations along the African coast and Indian Ocean
spouse Eleanor of Austria NERFINISHED
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
successor King John III of Portugal
surface form: John III of Portugal
title Lord of Guinea
Lord of the Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India

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Vasco da Gama appointedBy King Manuel I of Portugal
Belém Tower commissionedBy King Manuel I of Portugal
Jerónimos Monastery commissionedBy King Manuel I of Portugal
Jerónimos Monastery containsTombOf King Manuel I of Portugal
Isabella of Portugal father King Manuel I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
King John III of Portugal father King Manuel I of Portugal
subject surface form: John III of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal grandfather King Manuel I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
Count of Vidigueira grantedBy King Manuel I of Portugal
Portuguese Empire monarch King Manuel I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
Count of Vidigueira monarchAtCreation King Manuel I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
King Manuel I of Portugal name King Manuel I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
Portuguese Crown notableMonarch King Manuel I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
First Portuguese India Armada patron King Manuel I of Portugal
King Manuel I of Portugal positionHeld King Manuel I of Portugal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of Portugal and the Algarves
King John III of Portugal predecessor King Manuel I of Portugal
subject surface form: John III of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
Pedro Álvares Cabral servedUnder King Manuel I of Portugal
Eleanor of Austria spouse King Manuel I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
John II of Portugal successor King Manuel I of Portugal
this entity surface form: Manuel I of Portugal