Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V
Afonso V
	Contemporary portrait in the Itinerarium of Georg von Ehingen, c. 1470
King of Portugal
Reign	13 September 1438 – 11 November 1477
Acclamation	15 January 1446
Predecessor	Edward
Successor	John II
Reign	15 November 1477 – 28 August 1481
Predecessor	John II
Successor	John II
Regents	See list Eleanor of Aragon (1438–1439) ; Peter, Duke of Coimbra (1439–1448);
Born	15 January 1432; Sintra Palace, Portugal
Died	28 August 1481 (aged 49); Lisbon, Portugal
Burial	Batalha Monastery
Spouses	; Isabel of Coimbra (m. 1447; died 1455) Joanna "la Beltraneja" (m. 1475)
Issue	John, Prince of Portugal; Joanna, Princess of Portugal; John II;
House	Aviz
Father	Edward, King of Portugal
Mother	Eleanor of Aragon
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Afonso V (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]) (15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (Portuguese: o Africano), was king of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa.

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