In 1138, Ali ibn Yusuf was defeated by Alfonso VII of León, and in the Battle of Ourique ( 1139 ), by Afonso I of Portugal, who thereby won his crown.

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.

King Afonso I at the Siege of Lisbon.

Hitherto, his father Sancho I and his grandfather Afonso I were mostly concerned with military issues either against the neighbouring Kingdom of Castile or against the Moorish lands in the south.

In order to get the independence of Portugal recognized by Rome, his grandfather, Afonso I, had to legislate an enormous number of privileges to the Church.

The first-born of this union, Infanta Maria of Portugal, married King Alfonso XI of Castile in 1328, at the same time that Afonso IV's heir, Peter I of Portugal, was promised to another Castilian infanta, Constance of Peñafiel.

Her half-aunt, the future Queen Isabella I of Castile, was due to inherit the crown, but Afonso V was keen to interfere with the succession in Castile.

* Afonso I of Portugal-( 1109 – 1185 )

* Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, son of John I of Portugal.

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

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

* Afonso I of Kongo ( c. 1456 – 1542 or 1543 ), king of Kingdom of Kongo in west central Africa

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

* Afonso I of Kongo ( 1456 – 1543 ) the first Christian king of the Kingdom of Kongo

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In 1506, Afonso I ( 1506 – 1542 ), a Christian, took over the throne.

* 1147 – The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a four-month siege.

Through the Papal bull Manifestis Probatum, issued on May 23, 1179, he also recognized the right of Afonso I to proclaim himself King of Portugal – an important step in the process of Portugal becoming a recognized independent Kingdom.

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

* Afonso II of Kongo-( 1561 )

* Afonso III of Kongo-( 1666 – 1667 )

In 1505 the King of Portugal appointed Dom Francisco de Almeida as the first Portuguese viceroy in India, followed in 1509 by Dom Afonso de Albuquerque.

* 1511 – Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.

* 1643 – Afonso VI of Portugal ( d. 1683 )

Afonso married in 1146 Mafalda or Maud of Savoy ( 1125 – 1158 ), daughter of Amadeo III, Count of Savoy, and Mahaut of Albon.

Afonso IV (; 8 February 1291 – 28 May 1357 ), called the Brave (), was King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death.

Afonso married Beatrice of Castile ( 1293 – 1359 ) in 1309, daughter of Sancho IV, King of Castile, and María de Molina and had four sons and three daughters.

Afonso V (, originally Affonso ) KG ( 15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481 ), called the African (), was King of Portugal and the Algarves.

* Afonso II of Portugal-( 1185 – 1223 )

* Afonso III of Portugal-( 1210 – 1279 )

* Afonso IV of Portugal-( 1291 – 1357 )

* Afonso V of Portugal-( 1432 – 1481 )

* Afonso VI of Portugal-( 1656 – 1683 )

* Afonso II of Portugal ( 1185 – 1223 ), " the Fat "

* Afonso III of Portugal ( 1210 – 1279 )

* Afonso IV of Portugal ( 1291 – 1357 )

* Afonso V of Portugal ( 1432 – 1481 ) The African

** Afonso VI ( 1656 – 1683 )

* Afonso I of Kongo ( c. 1456 – 1542 or 1543 ), also known as Mvemba a Nzinga or Nzinga Mbemba