Fernando Afonso of Portugal
Grand-Master of the Order of St. João of Jerusalem · Lived 1135 to 1207 · aged 72
Fernando Afonso of Portugal was the twelfth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, serving between 1202-1206. He was the oldest son of Afonso Henriques, the first king of the Kingdom of Portugal. Fernando would never inherit the crown as he was born out of wedlock.
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He formally succeeded the interim Grand Master Pierre de Mirmande installed after the death of Geoffroy de Donjon. He resigned in 1206 and was succeeded by Geoffroy le Rat.