The Conqueror

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The Conqueror is the epithet of Afonso I of Portugal, the first king of Portugal renowned for leading successful campaigns that secured the country's independence and expanded its territory.

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The Conqueror canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Afonso Henriques NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dom Afonso I NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Portuguese Reconquista NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
battle Battle of Ourique NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of São Mamede NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siege of Lisbon (1147) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siege of Santarém (1147) NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate c.1109 ⓘ
birthPlace Guimarães (traditionally attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Coimbra NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Sancho I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
Urraca of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship County of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate 1185-12-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Coimbra NERFINISHED ⓘ
epithet The Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Afonso NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificTitle The Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSpoken Galician-Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Teresa of León NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Burgundy (Portuguese branch) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor expanding the territory of Portugal southward during the Reconquista ⓘ
securing the independence of Portugal from the Kingdom of León ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Ourique ⓘ
positionHeld King of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Teresa of León NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy Papal bull Manifestis Probatum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Treaty of Zamora NERFINISHED ⓘ
regnalName Afonso I NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd 1185 ⓘ
reignStart 1139 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Maud of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Sancho I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Count of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
King of Portugal and the Algarves NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prince of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Afonso I of Portugal → title → The Conqueror ⓘ
The Beast Incarnate → epithet → The Conqueror ⓘ