Afonso I, also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror and the Founder by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the... Wikipedia
Born: 1109, Guimarães Castle, Guimaraes, Portugal
Died: December 6, 1185 (age 76 years), Coimbra, Portugal
Children: Sancho I of Portugal, Urraca of Portugal, King John of Portugal, and more
Parents: Henry, Count of Portugal and Theresa, Countess of Portugal
Spouse: Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (m. 1146–1157)
Place of burial: Santa Cruz Church, Coimbra, Portugal
Deposed date: 1185