# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alvaro-iii-of-kongo
# Generated: 2026-08-17T02:56:27.408Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alvaro-iii-of-kongo"
name: "Álvaro III of Kongo"
slug: "alvaro-iii-of-kongo"
description: "Álvaro III Nimi a Mpanzu, also known as Álvaro III Mbiki a Mpanzu, ruled as king or manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo from August 1615 to 4 May 1622. Prior to becoming king, he had served as Duke of Mbamba. Like his predecessor, Bernardo II he was a son of King Álvaro II. King Álvaro III was the fourth ruler from the royal house of Kwilu established by King Álvaro I. In 1622, Álvaro III died while his son, Álvaro, was too young to become king. The nobles elected the Duke of Mbamba to the post of mwenekongo, ushering the short dynasty of the House of Nsundi."
tagline: "Was king of the kingdom of Kongo from 1615 to his death on May 4, 1622"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1598"
deathDate: "1622-05-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.03
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.87897866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83_III_(%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE)"
    title: "Алвару III (маніконго)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%88"
    title: "ألفارو الثالث ملك الكونغو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88"
    title: "الفارو التالت ملك كونجو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80lvar_III_del_Congo"
    title: "Àlvar III del Congo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_III_of_Kongo"
    title: "Álvaro III of Kongo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_III_del_Congo"
    title: "Álvaro III del Congo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvare_III_du_Kongo"
    title: "Alvare III du Kongo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_III_del_Congo"
    title: "Álvaro III del Congo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%8C%EB%B0%94%EB%A3%A8_3%EC%84%B8"
    title: "알바루 3세"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimi_ya_Mpanzu"
    title: "Nimi ya Mpanzu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_III_van_Kongo"
    title: "Álvaro III van Kongo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_III_do_Congo"
    title: "Álvaro III do Congo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83_III"
    title: "Алвару III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_III_av_Kongo"
    title: "Álvaro III av Kongo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvaro_III_wa_Kongo"
    title: "Alvaro III wa Kongo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2840567"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump