Person

Denis of Portugal

King of Portugal

b. 1261 CE – d. 1325 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Denis (Lisbon, 9 October 1261 – 7 January 1325 in Santarém), called the Farmer King (Rei Lavrador), is King of Portugal and the Algarve.

The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile (known as the Wise), Denis succeeds his father in 1279.

Moran, J. (2017). Denis of Portugal. History Atlas. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/denis-of-portugal/

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