King John III of Portugal

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Catholic monarch King of Portugal human monarch

King John III of Portugal was a 16th-century Portuguese monarch whose reign oversaw the height of Portugal’s overseas empire and major exploratory and colonial ventures.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
John III of Portugal	11
John III, King of Portugal	1
João III de Portugal	1
King João III of Portugal	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic monarch ⓘ King of Portugal ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
burialPlace	Jerónimos Monastery ⓘ
child	Afonso, Prince of Portugal ⓘ António of Portugal ⓘ Philip II of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Filipe of Portugal John Manuel, Prince of Portugal ⓘ surface form: João Manuel, Prince of Portugal John Manuel, Prince of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Manuel, Prince of Portugal Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal ⓘ Maria of Portugal (infanta) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1502-06-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1557-06-11 ⓘ
era	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery Renaissance ⓘ
father	King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
fullName	King John III of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: João III de Portugal
knownFor	governing Portugal at the height of its overseas empire ⓘ overseeing major exploratory and colonial ventures in the 16th century ⓘ
languageSpoken	Portuguese ⓘ
memberOfDynasty	House of Aviz ⓘ
monarchOf	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ
mother	Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal ⓘ
nobleTitle	Luis, Duke of Beja ⓘ surface form: Duke of Beja Afonso, Prince of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Prince of Portugal
notableAchievement	administrative reorganization of Portuguese colonies ⓘ consolidation of the Portuguese Empire in Asia ⓘ establishment of the Portuguese Inquisition ⓘ expansion of Portuguese presence in Brazil ⓘ strengthening of royal authority in Portugal ⓘ support for Jesuit missions in Asia and Brazil ⓘ
notableWork	patronage of Portuguese overseas expansion ⓘ
occupation	ruler ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ
positionHeld	King of Portugal and the Algarves ⓘ
predecessor	King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
reignEnd	1557-06-11 ⓘ
reignStart	1521-12-13 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Paço da Ribeira royal palace ⓘ surface form: Ribeira Palace
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy ⓘ Isabella of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
spouse	Catherine of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	Sebastian of Portugal ⓘ