Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V
Contemporary portrait in the Itinerarium of Georg von Ehingen, c. 1470
King of Portugal
Reign13 September 1438 – 11 November 1477
Acclamation15 January 1446
PredecessorEdward
SuccessorJohn II
Reign15 November 1477 – 28 August 1481
PredecessorJohn II
SuccessorJohn II
Regents
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Born15 January 1432
Sintra Palace, Portugal
Died28 August 1481(1481-08-28) (aged 49)
Lisbon, Portugal
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1447; died 1455)
(m. 1475)
Issue
HouseAviz
FatherEdward, King of Portugal
MotherEleanor of Aragon
SignatureAfonso V's signature

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.

  1. ^ Rendered as Affonso in Archaic Portuguese