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Alphonso III of Portugal

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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III., son of Alphonso II., was born in 1210, and succeeded his brother, Sancho II., in 1248. Besides making war upon the Moors, he was, like his father, frequently embroiled with the church. In his reign Algarve became part of Portugal. He died in 1279.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alphonso III of Portugal'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/alphonso-iii-of-portugal.html. 1910.
 
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