Afonso I of Portugal, King of Portugal

1111 - 1185  (74 years)

• Name	Afonso I of Portugal  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	King of Portugal
  Birth	1106-1111	Portugal   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	"O Conquistador"  [4]
  Also Known As	"O Fundador"  [4]
  Also Known As	"The Conqueror"  [4]
  Also Known As	"The Founder"  [4]
  Also Known As	Afonso Henriques  [2, 3, 5]
  Also Known As	Alphonso Henryquez  [4]
  Military	1128  [3]
  	Battle of São Mamede
  Military	15 Mar 1147	Santarém, Santarem, Portugal   [4]
  	Conquest of Santarém
  Military	1 July 1147– 25 Oct 1147	Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal   [4]
  	Siege of Lisbon
  Title	King of Portugal  [5, 6]
  Death	6 Dec 1185	Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal   [4]
  Burial	Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal   [4]
  Person ID	I128	Braganza Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal,   b. Abt. 1066, Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France d. 22 May 1112, Astorga, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Teresa of León, Countess of Portugal,   b. Abt. 1080, León, Orense, Galicia, Spain d. 11 Nov 1130, Monastery of Montederramo, Montederramo, Orense, Galicia, Spain (Age ~ 50 years)
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Chamoa Gómez
  Children	1. Afonso of Portugal,   b. Abt. 1140   d. 1207 (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal,   b. Abt. 1125, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 3 Dec 1157, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	1146  [4, 5]
  Children	1. Henry of Portugal,   b. 5 Mar 1147, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d. Jun 1155, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Age 8 years) + 2. Urraca of Portugal, Queen of León,   b. 1148, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d. 1211, Wamba, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 63 years)   3. Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders,   b. 1151, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d. 6 May 1218, Veurne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Age 67 years)   4. Mafalda of Portugal,   b. 1153, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d. Aft. 1162 (Age 10 years) + 5. Sancho I of Portugal, King of Portugal,   b. 11 Nov 1154, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d. 26 Mar 1211, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Age 56 years)   6. John of Portugal,   b. 1156, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d. 25 Aug 1164, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Age 8 years)   7. Sancha of Portugal,   b. 1157, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d. 1 Feb 1166–1167, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Elvira Gálter
  Children	1. Urraca Afonso + 2. Teresa Afonso
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Children	1. Pedro Afonso   d. Aft. 1183
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

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• Sources

  [S7] "Afonso II of Portugal," Wikipedia, last modified 11 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_II_of_Portugal. [S11] "Henry, Count of Portugal," Wikipedia, last modified 2 Dec 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry,_Count_of_Portugal. [S31] "Theresa, Countess of Portugal," Wikipedia, last modified 17 Dec 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa,_Countess_of_Portugal. [S32] "Afonso I of Portugal," Wikipedia, last modified 3 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_I_of_Portugal. [S33] "Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal," Wikipedia, last modified 3 Nov 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_Savoy,_Queen_of_Portugal. [S34] "Mahaut of Albon," Wikipedia, last modified 4 Jul 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahaut_of_Albon.