John III of Portugal
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john-iii-of-portugal-207-9185440
title:
John III of Portugal
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John III, nicknamed The Pious, was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1521 until his death in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. John succeeded his father in 1521 at the age of nineteen. During his rule, Portuguese possessions were extended in Asia and in the New World through the Portuguese colonization of Brazil. John III's policy of reinforcing Portugal's bases in India secured P
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King of Portugal from 1521 to 1557
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_of_Portugal
date created:
2002-11-14T10:47:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T01:45:38Z
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