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Born August 21, 1643 • Lisbon • Portugal
Died September 12, 1683 (aged 40) • Sintra • Portugal
Title / Office king (1656-1667), Portugal
Notable Family Members father John IV • brother Peter II • sister Catherine of Braganza
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Maria de Lourdes Ruivo da Silva Pintasilgo
prime minister of Portugal
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Antonio Ramalho Eanes
president of Portugal
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese navigator
John II of Portugal
John II
king of Portugal
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Manuel I
king of Portugal
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John III
king of Portugal
Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese conqueror
Pombal, Sebastião de Carvalho, marquês de
Marquis de Pombal
Portuguese ruler
John I and John of Gaunt
John I
king of Portugal
Guterres, António
António Guterres
Portuguese politician and diplomat
John VI.
John VI
king of Portugal
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar
prime minister of Portugal
Pedro I
Pedro I
emperor of Brazil
Cavaco Silva, Aníbal
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
president of Portugal
St. Nuno Álvares Pereira
St. Nuno Álvares Pereira
Portuguese military leader
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Michael
king of Portugal
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Ferdinand I
king of Portugal
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
prime minister of Portugal
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João Carlos de Saldanha, duke de Saldanha
Portuguese statesman
João de Barros
João de Barros
Portuguese historian

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