A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire
A. R. Disney
Afonso III, the Algarve conquest and Portugal's continental borders set.
Afonso III of Portugal
- Life
- 1210–1279
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
James I of Aragon
Spain
1248–1276
Prince Munetaka
Japan (Shogunate)
1252–1266
Alexander III of Scotland
Scotland
1249–1279
Kublai Khan
China
1271–1279
Henry III of England
England
1248–1272
Edward I of England
England
1272–1279
Louis IX of France
France
1248–1270
Valdemar, King of Sweden
Sweden
1250–1275
Emperor Lizong of Song
China
1248–1264
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Rome
1261–1279
Erik Eriksson
Sweden
1248–1250
Emperor Kameyama
Japan
1260–1274
Emperor Duzong of Song
China
1264–1274
Philip III of France
France
1270–1279
Emperor Go-Fukakusa
Japan
1248–1260
John III Doukas Vatatzes
Rome
1248–1254
Anna of Hungary
Rome
1273–1279
Pope Innocent IV
Papacy
1248–1254
Theodore II Laskaris
Rome
1254–1258
Pope Alexander IV
Papacy
1254–1261
John IV Laskaris
Rome
1259–1262
Emperor Duanzong of Song
China
1276–1278
Emperor Go-Uda
Japan
1274–1279
Emperor Gong of Song
China
1274–1276
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1248–1250
Pope Gregory X
Papacy
1271–1276
Pope Clement IV
Papacy
1265–1268
Pope Urban IV
Papacy
1261–1264
Alexander II of Scotland
Scotland
1248–1249
Magnus III of Sweden
Sweden
1275–1279
Kujō Yoritsugu
Japan (Shogunate)
1248–1252
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