Person

Afonso II of Portugal

King of Portugal

b. 1185 CE – d. 1223 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Afonso II, nicknamed "the Fat" (Portuguese o Gordo), King of Portugal, is born in Coimbra on 23 April 1185 and dies on 25 March 1223 in the same city.

He is the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal by his wife, Dulce, Infanta of Aragon.

Afonso succeeds his father in 1212.

Moran, J. (2017). Afonso II of Portugal. History Atlas. Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/afonso-ii-of-portugal/

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