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Afonso de Albuquerque

1453 - 1515

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Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa (c. 1453 – 16 December 1515), was a Portuguese general, admiral, statesman and conquistador. He served as viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, during which he expanded Portuguese influence across the Indian Ocean and built a reputation as a fierce and skilled military commander. Albuquerque advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam, spreading Christianity, and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire. Among his achievements, Albuquerque managed to conquer Goa and was the first European of the Renaissance to raid the Persian Gulf, and he led the first voyage by a European fleet into the Red Sea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Afonso de Albuquerque is the 89th most popular nobleman (down from 51st in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Nobleman.

Albuquerque was a Portuguese explorer who conquered the city of Malacca in 1511. He also conquered the city of Goa in India in 1510.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Afonso de Albuquerque ranks 89 out of 1,415. Before him are Robert Guiscard, Albert, Duke of Prussia, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Charles, Count of Valois, and Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria. After him are Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Herodias, Joanna I of Naples, Olga of Kiev, Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Prince Claus of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1453, Afonso de Albuquerque ranks 3. Before him are Giuliano de' Medici, and Simonetta Vespucci. After him are Clarice Orsini, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Gülbahar Hatun, Andreas Palaiologos, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Margaret of Foix, and João Fernandes Lavrador. Among people deceased in 1515, Afonso de Albuquerque ranks 2. Before him is Louis XII of France. After him are Aldus Manutius, Meñli I Giray, Alonso de Ojeda, Bartholomew Columbus, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Mariotto Albertinelli, Abraham Zacuto, Barbara of Brandenburg, Barbara Zápolya, and Pietro Lombardo.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Afonso de Albuquerque ranks 22 out of 633. Before him are Afonso I of Portugal (1109), José Mourinho (1963), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), John II of Portugal (1455), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), and John I of Portugal (1358). After him are John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), Peter I of Portugal (1320), Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948), Luís Figo (1972), and Manuel II of Portugal (1889).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Portugal

Among noblemen born in Portugal, Afonso de Albuquerque ranks 1. After him are Miguel I of Portugal (1802), Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (1521), José, Prince of Brazil (1761), Ferdinand, Count of Flanders (1188), Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402), Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515), Constance of Portugal (1290), Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), and Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza (1806).

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