Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V
Contemporary portrait in the Itinerarium of Georg von Ehingen, c. 1470
King of Portugal
Reign	13 September 1438 – 11 November 1477
Acclamation	15 January 1446
Predecessor	Edward
Successor	John II
Reign	15 November 1477 – 28 August 1481
Predecessor	John II
Successor	John II
Regents	See list Eleanor of Aragon (1438–1439) Peter, Duke of Coimbra (1439–1448)
Born	15 January 1432 Sintra Palace, Portugal
Died	28 August 1481(1481-08-28) (aged 49) Lisbon, Portugal
Burial	Batalha Monastery
Spouses	Isabel of Coimbra ​ ​ (m. 1447; died 1455)​ Joanna "la Beltraneja" ​ ​ (m. 1475)​
Issue	John, Prince of Portugal Joanna, Princess of Portugal John II
House	Aviz
Father	Edward, King of Portugal
Mother	Eleanor of Aragon
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Afonso V^[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (Portuguese: o Africano), was king of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa.