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Sancho II of Portugal
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| Sancho II | |
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.png) King Sancho in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings, c. 1312-1325 | |
| King of Portugal | |
| Reign | 25 March 1223 – 4 December 1247 |
| Predecessor | Afonso II |
| Successor | Afonso III |
| Born | 8 September 1207 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 4 January 1248 (aged 38) Toledo, Kingdom of Castile |
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| Spouse | Mécia Lopes de Haro (m. c. 1243-45) |
| House | Burgundy |
| Father | Afonso II of Portugal |
| Mother | Urraca of Castile |
Sancho II (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃu]; 8 September 1207 – 4 January 1248), nicknamed the Cowled or the Capuched (Portuguese: o Capelo), alternatively, the Pious (Portuguese: o Piedoso), was King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248. He was succeeded on the Portuguese throne by his brother, King Afonso III, in 1248.[1]
Sancho was born in Coimbra, the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Urraca of Castile.
- ^ Martínez, H. Salvador (2010-03-02). Alfonso X, the Learned: A Biography. BRILL. p. 380. ISBN 978-90-04-19342-0.
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