Afonso I, King of Portugal (
English Alphonzo or Alphonse), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (
pron. IPA //), or also Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (
Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (
Latin version), (
Viseu, 1109, traditionally
July 25 –
Coimbra, 1185,
December 6), also known as the Conqueror (
Port. o Conquistador), was the first
King of Portugal, declaring his independence from
León.
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