Afonso III of Portugal
Afonso III (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; rare English alternatives: Alphonzo or Alphonse), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin), the Boulonnais (Port. o Bolonhês), King of Portugal (5 May 1210 – 16 February 1279) was the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249. He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife, Urraca of Castile; he succeeded his brother, King Sancho II of Portugal, who died on 4 January 1248.
| Afonso III | |
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Effigy on a contemporary coin | |
| King of Portugal | |
| Reign | 4 January 1248 – 16 February 1279 |
| Predecessor | Sancho II |
| Successor | Denis |
| Count of Boulogne | |
| Reign | 1238–1248 |
| Predecessor | Matilda II |
| Successor | Matilda II |
| Co-count | Matilda II |
| Born | 5 May 1210 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 16 February 1279 (aged 68) Alcobaça, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Burial | Monastery of Alcobaça, Alcobaça, Portugal |
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| House | Burgundy |
| Father | Afonso II of Portugal |
| Mother | Urraca of Castile |
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