Afonso II of Portugal
Afonso II (IPA: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonse; Archaic Portuguese: Affonso; Portuguese-Galician: Alfonso or Alphonso; Latin: Alphonsus; 23 April 1185 – 25 March 1223), nicknamed the Fat (o Gordo) or the Leper (o Gafo), was the third king of Portugal and the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. Afonso succeeded his father on 27 March 1211.
| Afonso II | |
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King Afonso in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings, c. 1312-1325 | |
| King of Portugal | |
| Reign | 26 March 1211 – 25 March 1223 |
| Predecessor | Sancho I |
| Successor | Sancho II |
| Born | Afonso Sanches 23 April 1185 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 25 March 1223 (aged 37) Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Burial | |
| Spouse |
Urraca of Castile
(m. 1206; died 1220) |
| Issue among others... |
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| House | Burgundy |
| Father | Sancho I of Portugal |
| Mother | Dulce of Aragon |
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