{"slug": "denis-of-portugal", "label": "Denis of Portugal", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_of_Portugal", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212890", "qid": "Q212890", "description": "King of Portugal", "entries": 10, "years": 8, "span": [1261, 1325], "span_label": ["1261 CE", "1325 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-castile", "label": "Kingdom of Castile", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-portugal", "label": "Kingdom of Portugal", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ferdinand-iv-of-castile", "label": "Ferdinand IV of Castile", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "portugal", "label": "Portugal", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "valladolid", "label": "Valladolid", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "europe", "label": "Europe", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lisbon", "label": "Lisbon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "genoa", "label": "Genoa", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1261, "year_label": "1261 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "October 9", "text": "October 9 – Denis I (\"the Poet King\"), king of Portugal (d. 1325)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350011180#Births", "title": "1261", "revid": 1350011180, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1282, "year_label": "1282 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 26", "text": "June 26 – King Denis of Portugal (\"the Poet King\") marries the 11-year-old Elizabeth of Aragon, daughter of Peter III, in Trancoso. Elizabeth receives the towns of Óbidos, Abrantes and Porto de Mós as part of her dowry. Denis, known for his poetry, writes several poems and books, with topics of administration and hunting. During his reign, Lisbon becomes one of Europe's centers of art and culture.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359685493#Europe", "title": "1282", "revid": 1359685493, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1297, "year_label": "1297 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Treaty of Alcañices: Kings Denis of Portugal (\"the Poet King\") and 11-year-old Ferdinand IV of Castile (\"the Summoned\") (under the guidance of his mother, Queen-Regent Maria de Molina) sign a treaty between Portugal and Castile, which establishes an alliance of friendship and mutual defense, leading to a peace of 40 years between the two kingdoms.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359692211#Europe", "title": "1297", "revid": 1359692211, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1302, "year_label": "1302 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 23", "text": "January 23 – King Ferdinand IV of the Spanish Kingdom of Castile, having recently reached the age of majority at age 16, marries 12-year-old Princess Constance, the only daughter of King Dinis of Portugal, in a ceremony at Valladolid.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362151248#January–March", "title": "1302", "revid": 1362151248, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1308, "year_label": "1308 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – King Denis of Portugal, \"the Poet King\", grants Póvoa de Varzim a charter, the Foral, giving royal lands to 54 families, who found a municipality known as Póvoa around Praça Velha.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367315343#January_–_March", "title": "1308", "revid": 1367315343, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1309, "year_label": "1309 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 15", "text": "February 15 – King Denis of Portugal grants the Magna Charta Privilegioum, charter for Portugal's first university, now the University of Coimbra. Joseph M. M. Hermans and Marc Nelissen, Charters of Foundation and Early Documents of the Universities of the Coimbra Group (Leuven University Press, 2005) p. 38.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359759809#January_–_March", "title": "1309", "revid": 1359759809, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1309, "year_label": "1309 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 30", "text": "July 30 – (21 Safar 709 A.H.) Siege of Algeciras: Castilian forces led by Ferdinand IV \"the Summoned\"\") begin the siege of Algeciras, capital of the Emirate of Granada. King Denis I of Portugal (\"the Poet King\") sends a contingent of 700 knights to support the siege. He provides Ferdinand, in accordance with his friendship, a loan of 16,600 silver marks.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359759809#July_–_September", "title": "1309", "revid": 1359759809, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1317, "year_label": "1317 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "December 12", "text": "December 12 – The Portuguese Royal Navy, with 20 warships, is created by order of King Denis. The Navy has 20 armed galleys as warships, under the command of Admiral Manuel Pessanha and will celebrate its 700th anniversary in 2017 as the oldest continuously serving navy in the world.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368785088#October_–_December", "title": "1317", "revid": 1368785088, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1317, "year_label": "1317 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "February 1", "text": "February 1 – Manuel Pessanha of Genoa is appointed as the first Chief Admiral of Portugal (Almirante-mor) by King Denis, and charged with organizing a permanent navy for the kingdom, with 20 warships and hiring Genoese captains to recruit sailors. The organization of the Portuguese Royal Navy is completed by December 12.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368785088#January_–_March", "title": "1317", "revid": 1368785088, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1325, "year_label": "1325 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 7", "text": "January 7 – Afonso IV becomes the new King of Portugal upon the death of his father, King Denis I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366485647#January_–_March", "title": "1325", "revid": 1366485647, "section": "Events › January – March"}}]}