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Nuno Álvares Pereira

1360 - 1431

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Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu ˈalvɐɾɨʃ pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a very successful Portuguese general who had a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1918, and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. Nuno Álvares Pereira is often referred to as the Saint Constable (Portuguese: Santo Condestável) or as Saint Nuno of Saint Mary (Portuguese: São Nuno de Santa Maria), his religious name. He was count of Barcelos, Ourém and Arraiolos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nuno Álvares Pereira is the 5,231st most popular politician (down from 5,020th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 114th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Portuguese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nuno Álvares Pereira ranks 5,231 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Muti, Willem Drees, Lucius Munatius Plancus, Tim Johnson, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and Stefan Dragutin. After him are Georgi Parvanov, Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, Bakir Izetbegović, Philetaerus, and Sun Liang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1360, Nuno Álvares Pereira ranks 9. Before him are Andrei Rublev, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Philippa of Lancaster, Ulrich von Jungingen, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, and Cennino Cennini. After him are Joseph II of Constantinople, Klaus Störtebeker, Dorotea Bucca, and Caterina Visconti. Among people deceased in 1431, Nuno Álvares Pereira ranks 3. Before him are Joan of Arc, and Pope Martin V. After him are Violant of Bar, Dan II of Wallachia, Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Lengvenis, and Radu II of Wallachia.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Nuno Álvares Pereira ranks 115 out of 633. Before him are Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Joan of Portugal (1439), Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), and John, Constable of Portugal (1400). After him are Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793), Afonso, Prince of Portugal (1475), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885), José Saraiva Martins (1932), and Wamba (630).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Nuno Álvares Pereira ranks 63. Before him are António, Prior of Crato (1531), Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), and John, Constable of Portugal (1400). After him are Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793), Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885), Wamba (630), Peter, Duke of Coimbra (1392), Eleanor of Viseu (1458), and António Ramalho Eanes (1935).

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