Afonso III of Portugal

Afonso III of Portugal (English Alphonzo), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin version), the Bolognian (Port. o Bolonhês) or the Brave (Port. o Bravo), the fifth king of Portugal (May 5 1210 in Coimbra – February 16 1279 in Alcobaça, Coimbra or Lisbon). 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 in 1247.

Afonso's marriages and descendants

Afonso's first wife was Matilda, Countess of Boulogne, daughter of Renaud, Count of Dammartin, and Ida of Boulogne. She had two sons but both died young (Roberto and an unnamed one). He divorced Matilda in 1253 and in the same year married Beatrix of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso X, King of Castile, and Maria de Guzman.

Related Topics:
Matilda, Countess of Boulogne - 1253 - Beatrix of Castile - Alfonso X - King of Castile

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See also: Kings of Portugal family tree

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