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Sancho II of Portugal

1209 - 1248

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Sancho II (Sancho Afonso; 8 September 1207 – 4 January 1248), nicknamed Afonso the Cowled or Afonso the Capuched (Afonso o Capelo), alternatively, Afonso the Pious (Afonso o Piedoso), was King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248. Sancho was born in Coimbra, the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Urraca of Castile. He ascended the throne after his father's death on 25 March, 1223. He was succeeded on the Portuguese throne by his brother, King Afonso III, in 1248. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sancho II of Portugal is the 3,029th most popular politician (down from 2,923rd in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Portugal and the 42nd most popular Portuguese Politician.

Sancho II of Portugal is most famous for his role in the Reconquista, or the Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sancho II of Portugal ranks 3,029 out of 19,576. Before him are Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, Canute Lavard, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Artur Axmann, Lansana Conté, and Andrzej Duda. After him are Cleopatra I Syra, Kuchlug, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, King Zhou of Shang, Li Keqiang, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1209, Sancho II of Portugal ranks 4. Before him are Möngke Khan, Berke, and Richard of Cornwall. After him are Haji Bektash Veli, and Valdemar the Young. Among people deceased in 1248, Sancho II of Portugal ranks 4. Before him are Güyük Khan, Shams Tabrizi, and Subutai. After him are Ibn al-Baitar, Al-Adil II, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, Otto III, Count of Burgundy, Andronikos Palaiologos, Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid, and Hugh I, Count of Blois.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Sancho II of Portugal ranks 74 out of 633. Before him are Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Jorge Sampaio (1939), Uriel da Costa (1585), Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), and Carmen Miranda (1909). After him are Jorge Jesus (1954), Diogo Dias (1450), Antonio Damasio (1944), Viriathus (-180), Francisco de Almeida (1450), and João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Sancho II of Portugal ranks 42. Before him are Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Peter II of Portugal (1648), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), and Jorge Sampaio (1939). After him are Viriathus (-180), Francisco de Almeida (1450), João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537), Catherine of Braganza (1638), António de Spínola (1910), and Beatrice of Portugal (1373).

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