{"slug": "afonso-v-of-portugal", "label": "Afonso V of Portugal", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_V_of_Portugal", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299119", "qid": "Q299119", "description": "King of Portugal and the Algarves", "entries": 17, "years": 13, "span": [1432, 1480], "span_label": ["1432 CE", "1480 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ferdinand-ii-of-aragon", "label": "Ferdinand II of Aragon", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "isabella-i-of-castile", "label": "Isabella I of Castile", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "africa", "label": "Africa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "lisbon", "label": "Lisbon", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "canary-islands", "label": "Canary Islands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "portugal", "label": "Portugal", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "crown-of-castile", "label": "Crown of Castile", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "valladolid", "label": "Valladolid", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-iv-of-castile", "label": "Henry IV of Castile", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-paul-iii", "label": "Pope Paul III", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-nicholas-v", "label": "Pope Nicholas V", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1432, "year_label": "1432 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – King Afonso V of Portugal (d. 1481)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361998124#Births", "title": "1432", "revid": 1361998124, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1438, "year_label": "1438 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 13", "text": "September 13 – Afonso V becomes King of Portugal upon the death of his father King Duarte I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365935905#July–September", "title": "1438", "revid": 1365935905, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1441, "year_label": "1441 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – King Afonso V of Portugal, the 9-year-old monarch since the 1438 death of his father, King Duarte, is formally betrothed to his cousin, Isabel of Coimbra, aged 10, as part of an arranged marriage planned by Isabel's father Pedro, Duke of Coimbra, the King's regent. Their marriage does not take place until almost six years later, on May 6, 1447.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361382363#July–September", "title": "1441", "revid": 1361382363, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1443, "year_label": "1443 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "October 22", "text": "October 22 – Pedro de Portugal, Duke of Coimbra and regent for the 11-year old King Afonso V, grants letters patent to his younger brother Dom Henrique of Navegador (\"Prince Henry the Navigator\"), giving Henrique an exclusive monopoly over all navigation south of Cape Bojador, whether for the purpose of war or trade, as well as a commission on any African goods or slaves brought back to mainland Portugal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349474708#October–December", "title": "1443", "revid": 1349474708, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1446, "year_label": "1446 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – On his 14th birthday, Afonso V is acclaimed as King of Portugal, with full power to govern the kingdom, although his uncle, Pedro, Duke of Coimbra continues to operate as regent. Afonso had succeeded to the throne in 1438 upon the death of his father, King Duarte I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360566332#January–March", "title": "1446", "revid": 1360566332, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1446, "year_label": "1446 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 28", "text": "July 28 – The compilation of the Alfonsine Ordinances, the first codification of the laws of the Kingdom of Portugal, is completed by Rui Fernandes of Almada and given to Dom Pedro de Coimbra, the regent for King Afonso V.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360566332#July–September", "title": "1446", "revid": 1360566332, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1447, "year_label": "1447 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – In a royal wedding at Lisbon, King Afonso V of Portugal is married to his first cousin, Princess Isabel of Coimbra, when both of them are 15 years old. Isabel is the daughter of Afonso's uncle, Dom Pedro, Duke of Coimbra, who continues to serve as the regent for King Afonso.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359486325#April_–_June", "title": "1447", "revid": 1359486325, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1449, "year_label": "1449 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 20", "text": "May 20 – Battle of Alfarrobeira: King Afonso V of Portugal defeats the forces of Peter, Duke of Coimbra.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365251873#April–June", "title": "1449", "revid": 1365251873, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1455, "year_label": "1455 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 8", "text": "January 8 – Pope Nicholas V publishes Romanus Pontifex, an encyclical addressed to King Afonso V of Portugal, which sanctions the conquest of non-Christian lands, and the reduction of native non-Christian populations to 'perpetual slavery'. (Later there will be a dramatic reversal when, in 1537, the bull Sublimis Deus of Pope Paul III forbids the enslavement of non-Christians.)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371446040#January–March", "title": "1455", "revid": 1371446040, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1455, "year_label": "1455 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 25", "text": "June 25 – Prince João, the new son of King Afonso V of Portugal, is approved as the heir to the throne by the representatives of the three estates of the realm (nobility, clergy and bourgeoisie) in the Portuguese Cortes at Lisbon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371446040#April–June", "title": "1455", "revid": 1371446040, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1458, "year_label": "1458 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 24", "text": "October 24 – King Afonso V of Portugal conquers the area around Ksar es-Seghir in the Sultanate of Morocco, led by Sultan Abd al-Haqq II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371245383#October–December", "title": "1458", "revid": 1371245383, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1471, "year_label": "1471 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 22", "text": "August 22 – King Afonso V of Portugal conquers the Moroccan town of Arzila.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370196979#July–September", "title": "1471", "revid": 1370196979, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1471, "year_label": "1471 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 22", "text": "January 22 – At age 15, Prince João of Aviz, the eldest son of King Afonso V, marries his 12-year-old first cousin, Leonor de Avis. Both are grandchildren of King Duarte I of Portugal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370196979#January–March", "title": "1471", "revid": 1370196979, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1474, "year_label": "1474 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 12", "text": "December 12 – Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile, a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile, and her niece Juana, who is supported by her husband, Afonso V of Portugal. Isabella wins the civil war after a lengthy struggle, when her husband, the newly crowned Ferdinand II of Aragon, comes to her aid.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364765261#October–December", "title": "1474", "revid": 1364765261, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1475, "year_label": "1475 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 3", "text": "April 3 – While in Valladolid, capital of the Kingdom of Castile and León, to celebrate a tournament in their honor, the joint rulers of Castile, Queen Isabella and King Fernando II are interrupted by a messenger sent by King Afonso V of Portugal. King Afonso announces a declaration of war against the crown of Castile and León.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369334832#April–June", "title": "1475", "revid": 1369334832, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1480, "year_label": "1480 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 6", "text": "April 6 – King Afonso V of Portugal orders his navy to \"capture anyone trading illegally in Africa, and to throw the goods and ship's crew into the sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370179650#April–June", "title": "1480", "revid": 1370179650, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1480, "year_label": "1480 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 6", "text": "March 6 – The Treaty of Toledo is signed as Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize the African conquests of Afonso V of Portugal, and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370179650#January–March", "title": "1480", "revid": 1370179650, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}