Afonso I of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185
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Afonso I turned a Portuguese county into a kingdom and spent his entire reign expanding it through military conquest. The man who literally founded Portugal as a state didn't stop conquering until he died in 1185.
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Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror", "the Founder" and "the Great" by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until his death on 6 December 1185. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista, an objective that he pursued until his death.
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