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Sancho I of Portugal

1154 - 1211

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Sancho I (born Martinho; Coimbra, 11 November 1154 – 26 March 1211) also referred to as Sancho the Populator ("Sancho o Povoador"), was King of Portugal from 1185 until his death in 1211. He was the second king of Portugal. Sancho was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fifth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father and was crowned in Coimbra when he was 31 years old on 9 December 1185. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sancho I of Portugal is the 1,813th most popular politician (up from 1,827th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 40th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Sancho I of Portugal is most famous for his military conquests in Spain and North Africa.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sancho I of Portugal ranks 1,813 out of 19,576. Before him are Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Benito Juárez, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Yejong of Joseon, and Cyaxares. After him are Aung San, Clovis II, Moïse Tshombe, Gerard de Ridefort, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, and Kayqubad I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1154, Sancho I of Portugal ranks 1. After him are Constance, Queen of Sicily, Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Vsevolod the Big Nest, Sancho VII of Navarre, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Robert II, Count of Dreux. Among people deceased in 1211, Sancho I of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Alexios III Angelos. After him are Kaykhusraw I, Urraca of Portugal, Eudokia Angelina, Mieszko I Tanglefoot, Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera, Adelaide of Meissen, and Aram Shah.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Sancho I of Portugal ranks 44 out of 633. Before him are Carlos I of Portugal (1863), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Edward, King of Portugal (1391), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527), and Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939). After him are Miguel I of Portugal (1802), Luís I of Portugal (1838), Marcelo Caetano (1906), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Constance of Aragon (1179), and Sister Lúcia (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Sancho I of Portugal ranks 25. Before him are Carlos I of Portugal (1863), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Edward, King of Portugal (1391), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527), and Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939). After him are Luís I of Portugal (1838), Marcelo Caetano (1906), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), and Pedro V of Portugal (1837).

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