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    Afonso I (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 1106/1109/1111 – 1185), also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror (Portuguese: O Conquistador)...
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    The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (English: D. Afonso Henriques Stadium) is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. The stadium is home of...
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    Infante Dom Afonso of Braganza, Duke of Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 31 July 1865 in Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon – 21 February 1920 in Naples...
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    the time closed due to legal disputes over its ownership, and the Afonso Henriques Theatre, built in 1855 but closed in February 1930 after many years...
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    Henry of Burgundy, who became Count of Portugal in 1096. His son, Afonso Henriques, was proclaimed King of Portugal following his victory at the Battle...
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    battle that ensured Portugal's independence. Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother Teresa of Portugal and her lover...
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  • participation had to be reduced to 29%. [1] They play in the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, which has a capacity of just over 30,029. After Os Três Grandes, Vitória...
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    Longroiva by Afonso Henriques' sister Sancha and her husband Fernão Mendes de Bragança II. In order to spy the defenses of Santarém, Afonso dispatched Mem...
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    Burgundy to rule Portugal and the father of the country's first king, Afonso Henriques. Born in about 1066 in Dijon, Duchy of Burgundy, Count Henry was the...
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    took place on 25 July 1139, in which the forces of Portuguese count Afonso Henriques (of the House of Burgundy) defeated those led by the Almoravid governor...
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    Battle of Valdevez. Victorious in the Battle of Ourique, in 1139, Afonso Henriques benefited from the developed action by the archbishop of Braga, D....
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    nobleman Fernando Pérez de Traba led to her being ousted by her son, Afonso Henriques, who with the support of the Portuguese nobility and clergy, defeated...
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    Afonso IV (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 8 February 1291 – 28 May 1357), called the Brave (Portuguese: o Bravo), was King of Portugal from 1325 until...
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    Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (13 May 1881 – 1 November 1922) was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he...
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    feudal subservience to the Leonese state.[citation needed] Her own son, Afonso Henriques, took the reins of the government in 1128 after routing his mother's...
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    Afonso II (IPA: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonse; Archaic Portuguese: Affonso; Portuguese-Galician: Alfonso or Alphonso; Latin: Alphonsus; 23 April 1185 – 25...
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    of Afonso VII, who marched into the County of Portugal in 1127, and attacked the Castle and city of Guimarães, the seat of King Afonso Henriques and...
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    But it was only after the conquest of Lisbon, in October 1147, by Afonso Henriques (supported by Crusaders), that the castle surrendered definitively...
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    Burgundy Henry, Count of Portugal, father of the first Portuguese King Afonso Henriques Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy Margaret of Burgundy...
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    Portuguese) because it was in Guimarães that Portugal's first King, Afonso Henriques was born, and also due to the fact that the Battle of São Mamede –...
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    the archbishop of Braga and the nobles. Meanwhile, her son Afonso Henriques (meaning "Afonso son of Henry") thrived. The boy, probably born around 1109...
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    In 1940, a statue of Afonso Henriques is transferred to the ramp/entranceway of the Palace, alongside Rua Conde D. Afonso Henriques, by the municipal authority...
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    castle and the city of Lisbon were freed from Moorish rule in 1147 by Afonso Henriques and northern European knights in the Siege of Lisbon during the Second...
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    Afonso III (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; rare English alternatives: Alphonzo or Alphonse), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso...
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    Portuguese nobleman, who served in the Portuguese Crown as the tutor of Afonso Henriques. Born in 1080 in the County of Portugal, Egas Moniz was a rich nobleman...
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  • Benfica Santa Clara (2) v (1) Porto 3 April 2024 20:15 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Attendance: 18,103 Referee: Nuno Almeida 17 April 2024 20:15...
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  • heir Afonso Henriques revolted with the support of the Portuguese nobility and wrested control of the county at the Battle of São Mamede. Afonso did not...
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  • mother of Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders (1157–1218), daughter of Afonso Henriques and wife of...
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    most accounts of the legend, Afonso Henriques was visited before the battle by an old man who saw in a dream that Henriques would be victorious because...
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  • painter Gregg Henriques, American psychologist Henrique Henriques (1520–1600), Portuguese Jesuit priest, missionary in South India Inês Henriques (born 1980)...
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