Alfonso II (Portugal)

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King Alfonso II of Portugal
The coat of arms of the Portuguese kings from Sancho I to Sancho II.

. Alfonso II called the thickness or the legislature King ( Dom Afonso II, O Gordo or O Crasso, O Gafo or O Rei legislador ) (* 23. April 1185 in Coimbra , † 25. March 1223 ibid) was the third king of Portugal from the house of Burgundy . He owes his nickname to the fact that he created the first coherent Portuguese law.

Life

Alfonso II was born the son of King Sancho I and the Dulce of Barcelona . After his father's death, he ascended the Portuguese throne in 1211. In the same year he called the first meeting of the nobility ( Cortes ) to Coimbra. Progressive in his laws, he tried to strengthen the royal power at the expense of the nobility and the church, which made him very popular with the people, but also earned him the opposition of the church. So he was repeatedly banned and in turn expelled the Archbishop of Braga from the country. With the help of crusaders brought into the country he resumed the Reconquista and conquered Setúbal and Alcácer do Sal .

family

Alfonso II was married to Urraca of Castile , a daughter of King Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet . He had the following children with her:

  • Sancho II , King of Portugal (8 September 1207 - 4 January 1248).
  • Alfons III , King of Portugal (May 5, 1217 - February 16, 1279).
  • Leonor (* 1211 - † May 13, 1231), ⚭ 1229 King Waldemar II of Denmark ( House Estridsson )
  • Fernando (* 1217; † 1246), Lord of Serpa ; ⚭ Sancha Fernández de Lara, daughter of Don Fernando Núñez de Lara ( Lara house )
  • Vicente (* 1219)

Illegitimate children:

From his relationship with an unknown lady:

  • João Afonso († 1234)
  • Pedro Afonso

See also

literature

predecessor Office successor
Sancho I. King of Portugal
1211–1223 		Sancho II.


personal data
SURNAME Alfonso II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alfonso the Fat; Alfonso the Legislative King
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Portugal
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1185
PLACE OF BIRTH Coimbra , Spain
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1223
Place of death Coimbra , Spain