Afonso de Albuquerque ( or archaically spelt as Aphonso d ' Albuquerque and also spelt as Alfonso, and Alphonso ; ; 1453December 16, 1515 ), 1st Duke of Goa, was a Portuguese fidalgo, or nobleman, an admiral whose military and administrative activities as second governor of Portuguese India conquered and established the Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian Ocean.

** Afonso, 8th Count of Barcelos, 1st Duke of Braganza ( 1442 ).

* Ferdinand I ( 1403 – 1478 ), 2nd Duke of Braganza, son of Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza

* Teresa Sánchez, who married Dom João Afonso de Menezes ( died 5 May 1304 ), 1st Conde de Barcelos in Portugal, the first Portuguese hereditary Count, 4th Lord of Alburquerque in Castille and 29th Mordomo-Mór of Portugal, and had female issue, and Rui Gil de Vilalobos, and had female issue

This is followed by passages on the meaning of Portuguese nationality and then by an enumeration of the warrior deeds of the 1st Dynasty kings, from D. Afonso Henriques to D. Fernando.

* MATTOSO, José, D. Afonso Henriques, Círculo de Leitores e Centro de Estudos dos Povos e Culturas de Expressão Portuguesa, 1st ed., Lisboa, 2006, ISBN 972-42-3867-9978-972-42-3867-8.

The House of Braganza originated with Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, an illegitimate son of John I of the House of Aviz who, in turn, was the son of Peter I of the House of Burgundy, which was founded 300 years earlier in 1143 by Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal.

The Portuguese built 1st Rate avisos ( Afonso de Albuquerque class ) of 2400 tons and 2nd Rate avisos ( Gonçalo Velho and Pedro Nunes classes ) of 1200-1700 tons.

Infanta Urraca of Portugal (; ( 1151 – 1222 ) was a Portuguese infanta ( princess ), daughter of Afonso I, 1st King of Portugal and his wife Maud of Savoy.

Infanta Theresa of Portugal ( Coimbra, c. 1157 ; – Veurne, May 6, 1218 ; or ), was a Portuguese infanta ( princess ), being the third daughter of Portuguese 1st King Afonso Henriques and Maud of Savoy.

Thus the possibility of re-incorporating Portugal ( up to then Southern Galicia ) into a Kingdom of Portugal and Galicia as before was eliminated and Afonso became sole ruler ( Duke of Portugal ) after demands for independence from the county's church and nobles.

In 1442, the king made Afonso the first Duke of Braganza.

But on 9 June 1448, when the king came of age, Peter had to surrender his power to Afonso V. The years of conspiracy by the Duke of Braganza finally came to a head.

* Afonso, Duke of Porto, son of Louis I of Portugal.

* May 20 – Tensions between King Afonso V and Peter, Duke of Coimbra erupt at the Battle of Alfarrobeira.

Thus the possibility of incorporating Portugal into the Kingdom of Galicia was eliminated and Afonso become sole ruler ( Duke of Portugal ) after demands for independence from the county's people, church and nobles.

Manuel thus had every reason to worry when he received a royal order in 1493 to present himself to the king, but his fears were groundless: John II wanted to name him heir to the throne, after the death of his son, Prince Afonso, and the failed attempts to legitimise Jorge, Duke of Coimbra, his illegitimate son.

* Afonso, Prince of Beira, Duke of Barcelos ( born 25 March 1996 )

# Afonso, Duke of Braganza, 1377 – 1461

He had a brother, Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto.

The youngest son of John IV and being created Duke of Beja, he was appointed regent for his insane brother, Afonso VI, in January 1668, shortly before Spanish recognition of Portugal's restoration of independence.

It was a confrontation between the forces commanded by King Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, against the army of the rebellious Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.

Mistrusted by King Afonso V and the Duke of Braganza's sons as a member of the House of Aviz, and mistrusted by his dead brother's friends who never accepted his betrayal ( and rejected by his old sister Isabella, in Burgundy ), Henry retreated to his land in Sagres, the southernmost and westernmost tip of Portugal-and Europe.

He was the first Duke of Coimbra, a well-travelled man who served as Regent during the minority of his nephew Afonso V ;

It was initiated between 1420 and 1422 by Afonso, Count of Barcelos, the illegitimate son of John I of Portugal ( and future Duke of Bragança ), after his marriage to his second wife.

The residence was ordered built in the first quarter of the 15th century ( likely 1420 to 1422 ) by Afonso, Count of Barcelos, the illegitimate son of John, and future Duke of Braganza, following his return to Portugal after a series of diplomatic missions to the Courts of France, Venice, Aragon and Castile.

In 1464, the title of Count of Guimarães is given to Fernando II, son of the Duke of Braganza, by King Afonso V ( which was later renovated in 1475 ).

In the years to follow, the Queen tried a coup-d ' etat with the help of her family ; Peter, married to an Aragonese whose family fought for Castilian power against the Queen's family, managed to send her back to Castile, appeased older Afonso giving him the Duchy of Braganza and conquered the thrust of his sons by promising them military titles, married his daughter to the young King, and assumed the Regency, establishing himself as the most powerful man in Portugal with the help of his brother Henry.

A similar request was made in 1666 by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin to King Afonso VI ( 10th Duke of Braganza ), to utilize rock from the interior walls of the palace to construct the Convent of Piedade.

In his proclamation, Afonso III specified that the municipality of Bragança pertained to the Church of Braganza, and not the crown, and that its represents should motivate the settlement of all unpopulated lands.

In 1442, King Afonso V established the hereditary dukedom of the Duchy of Braganza, for his uncle Afonso, Count of Barcelos, becoming one of the oldest fiefdoms in Portugal.

The second Duke of Braganza, Fernando, reinforced his grandfather's frontier strategy and expanded his territory by integrating the lands of his deceased brother Afonso, Marquis of Valença.

Ferdinand was responsible for ensuring the elevation of Braganza to the status of city ( on 20 February 1464 ), and was Regent when Afonso V returned to North Africa.

It seems, in particular, that by the poses, this panel aims to humiliate Henry the Navigator, possibly for having lined up with Afonso of Braganza against his full brother Peter of Coimbra in the Battle of Alfarrobeira in 1449. e. g.

The current Prince of Beira is Prince Afonso, the eldest son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza.

After the death of Afonso he was obliged to relinquish his office, having been accused by King John II of connivance with the Duke of Braganza, who had been executed on the charge of conspiracy.

Afonso I ( 25 June 1109, Guimarães or Viseu – 6 December 1185, Coimbra ), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (), nicknamed " the Conqueror " (), " the Founder " () or " the Great " () by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali (" the Portuguese ") and Ibn-Arrik (" son of Henry ", " Henriques ") by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal.

Afonso I was the son of Henry of Burgundy and Theresa of León, the natural daughter of King Alfonso VI of León.

He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife, Urraca of Castile ; he succeeded his brother, King Sancho II of Portugal, who was removed from the throne on 4 January 1248.

As the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal, Afonso was not expected to inherit the throne, which was destined to go to his elder brother Sancho.

However, he was not, according to several sources, Dinis ' favourite son ; his half-brother, the illegitimate Afonso Sanches, enjoyed full royal favour.

Afonso was born in Sintra, the eldest son of King Edward of Portugal by his wife, Eleanor of Aragon.

* Afonso, Prince of Portugal, son of John II of Portugal.

* Afonso, Lord of Portalegre, son of Afonso III of Portugal.

* Cardinal Afonso of Portugal, son of Manuel I of Portugal.

* Afonso I of Portugal ( 1094 – 1195 ) ( Afonso Henriques ), the son of Henry of Burgundy

He appointed Afonso III administrator of Portugal, and lent his protection to Ottokar, the son of the King of Bohemia.

Being replaced after his death in 1506 by his son Nzinga Mbemba who ruled as king Afonso I until 1543.

* January 7 – Portuguese king Afonso IV sends three men to kill Ines de Castro, beloved of his son prince Pedro – Pedro revolts and incites a civil war.

His son, Afonso Henriques, took control of the county.

After three years of war against Urraca and other rival claimants to the throne of León, Count Henry himself died in 1112, leaving his widow Theresa to govern Portugal north of the Mondego during the minority of her infant son Afonso: south of the Mondego the Moors were still supreme.

Meanwhile, her son Afonso Henriques ( meaning " Afonso son of Henry ") thrived.