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| | Henry of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Lisbon soon fell, and Philip was elected King of Portugal on condition that the kingdom and its overseas territories would not become Spanish provinces. |  | | Henry, more than anyone, endeavoured to bring the Jesuits to Portugal and employed them in the colonial empire. |  | | One of the closest dynastic claimants was King Philip II of Spain who, in November 1580, sent the Duke of Alba to claim Portugal by force. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_of_Portugal
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| | MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Portugal |
 | | Philip invaded Portugal, defeated rival forces, and in 1580 became Philip I of Portugal. |  | | The death of Ferdinand I in 1383, the last legitimate descendant of Henry of Burgundy, precipitated a civil war in Portugal. |  | | Afonso Henriques declared Portugal independent from Castile and León in 1139 and proclaimed himself Afonso I, the first king of Portugal. |
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| | Henry, Count of Portugal |
 | | Henry of Burgundy (1066 - 1112) was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. |  | | With the marriage, in 1093, Henry also became Count of Portugal, then only a fiefdom to the kingdom of Castile. |  | | The younger and only to survive childhood was Afonso Henriques, who became second Count of Portugal in 1112. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/henry__count_of_portugal
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| | COON-KUHN - STEADMAN Connections |
 | | ALFONSO HENRIQUES COUNT OF PORTUGAL was born about 1110 in Portugal. |  | | Children were: URRACA OF PORTUGAL, Sancho I KING OF PORTUGAL. |  | | Henry COUNT OF PORTUGAL was born about 1070. |
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| | Portugal: Map, History and Much More From Answers.com |
 | | Under the regency of Maria's son (later John VI; 1816–26) Portugal's alliance with Britain led to difficulties with France; in 1807 the forces of Napoleon I marched on Portugal. |  | | After John's death (1826) Pedro also became king of Portugal but abdicated in favor of his daughter, Maria II (reigned 1826–53), on condition that she accept a new charter limiting royal authority and marry Dom Miguel. |  | | The modern Portugal has its political roots in the democratic revolution that overthrew a dictatorial regime in 1974 and the subsequent entry in the EEC (today's European Union) in 1986. |
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| | Ancestors of Eugene Ashton ANDREW & Anna Louise HANISH Count Henry BURGUNDY ANDREW ANGERMUELLER HANISH STRUDELL ... |
 | | Ancestral File Ver 4.11 8HTF-21 Henri De BURGUNDY [COUNT OF PORTUGAL] Born 1035 Burgundy France Mar 1093 Teresa Alfonso De CASTILLA 8HTF-36 Died 1112. |  | | Other names for Henry were PORTUGAL Count and BOURGOGNE Count. |  | | Kings and Queens of Europe, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute, 1989: "Portugal Royalty: Henrique (Henry/Bourgogne) Died 1112, Mar Tarasia Died 1130 illegitimate daughter of Alfonso V King of Castilla & Leon." |
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http://www.geneal.net/606.htm
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| | Iberia Ole! Library |
 | | King Leon of Spain rewarded Sir Henry with the hand of his daughter, and pronounced Henry Count of Portugal around 1100 A.D. Henry ruled this land, then passed it on to his son, Alfonso Henriques. |  | | Alfonso rebelled against Spain and was recognized as the first King of Portugal in 1139. |  | | The Iberian Peninsula is divided into two countries: Spain and Portugal. |
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| | Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of February 18 |
 | | Theotonius, nephew of Bishop Cresconius of Coimbra, Portugal, was educated in Coimbra and became an archpriest of Viseu. |  | | While the queen and her husband, Henry, Count of Portugal, repeatedly urged him to accept a bishopric, he was contemplating retiring further from the world. |  | | Born in Spain; died 1166; cultus approved by Benedict XIV. |
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| | ~*Henry of Burgundy "Count" of Portugal/~*Teresa Alfonso of Castile "Queen" of Portugal |
 | | Name: ~*Alphonso I "King" of Portugal Born: 25 JUL 1110 at: Guimaraes 33-8947 Married: Bef 1 JUL 1146 at: Died: 6 DEC 1185 at: Coimbra Spouses: ~Mathilde de Maurienne "Countess" of Savoy NOTES |  | | ~*Henry of Burgundy "Count" of Portugal/~*Teresa Alfonso of Castile "Queen" of Portugal |  | | Wife: ~*Teresa Alfonso of Castile "Queen" of Portugal |
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