Information about King Sancho II of Portugal

King Sancho II of Portugal (8 September 1209 - 4 January 1248)

Sancho II (nicknamed "the Pious" (Portuguese: o Piedoso) and "the Caped" or "the Capuched" (Portuguese: o Capelo) was King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248. He was succeeded on the Portuguese throne by his brother, King Afonso III, in 1248.

Sancho was born in Coimbra, the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Infanta Urraca of Castile.

King Sancho II of Portugal reigned in...
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Dom Sancho II (King Sancho II) Flag of Portugal, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of 26 March 1223 4 December 1247
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