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Peter II of Portugal

1648 - 1706

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Dom Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed the Pacific (Português: O Pacífico) was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession. He was the fifth and last child of John IV and Luisa de Guzmán. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter II of Portugal is the 2,489th most popular politician (down from 2,147th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 54th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Peter II was king of Portugal from 1357 to 1367. He was the son of Peter I of Portugal and his wife, Constance of Castile. He was a child when he came to the throne, and a regency council was set up to rule in his name. The council was led by Peter's uncle, Afonso of Barcelos, and became known as the "Council of the Realm." The country was at war with Castile for the entire duration of Peter's reign.

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Among politicians, Peter II of Portugal ranks 2,489 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Inge II of Norway, Henry, King of Portugal, Tokugawa Hidetada, Solomon, King of Hungary, and Fuad Masum. After him are Weneg, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Charles Bolden, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Louis II of Anjou, and Charles II of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1648, Peter II of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Juana Inés de la Cruz. After him are Jeanne Guyon, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Arp Schnitger, Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans, Johann Michael Bach, Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Arabella Churchill, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and René de Froulay de Tessé. Among people deceased in 1706, Peter II of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Johann Pachelbel, and Pierre Bayle. After him are 6th Dalai Lama, Georg Joseph Kamel, Arsenije III Čarnojević, Rahman Baba, Kimpa Vita, Andreas Werckmeister, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, John Evelyn, and Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Peter II of Portugal ranks 65 out of 633. Before him are Diogo Cão (1440), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), John of God (1495), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), and Henry, King of Portugal (1512). After him are Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933), Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Jorge Sampaio (1939), Uriel da Costa (1585), and Isaac Abarbanel (1437).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Peter II of Portugal ranks 39. Before him are John V of Portugal (1689), Mário Soares (1924), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), and Henry, King of Portugal (1512). After him are Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Jorge Sampaio (1939), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Viriathus (-180), Francisco de Almeida (1450), and João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537).

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