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John III of Portugal

John III.

King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557).

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Statements about John III of Portugal

Sex or Gender

Male

Father

Manuel I of Portugal

Mother

Maria of Aragon

Spouse

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal
(2/20/1525 - 6/21/1557)
Start Time
: 2/20/1525
End Time
: 6/21/1557

Child

Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal
João Manuel, Prince of Portugal
Manuel, Prince of Portugal
Philip, Prince of Portugal
Dionisio De Portugal Y Austria
António, Infante De Portugal
Duarte De Portugal, Arcebispo De Braga

Place of Burial

Jerónimos Monastery

Place of Birth

Castle of Saint George

Date of Birth

6/16/1502
6/17/1502

Date of Death

6/21/1557

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Place of Death

Ribeira Palace

Image

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Family

House of Aviz

Religion or Worldview

Catholicism

Given Name

João
Regnal Ordinal
:III

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Portugal

Cause of Death

Cardioplegia

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Sibling

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu
Isabella of Portugal
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy
Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso
Henry I of Portugal
Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães
Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja
Miguel Da Paz, Prince of Portugal
Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal

Commons Gallery

João III of Portugal

Position Held

Monarch of Portugal
(12/23/1521 - 6/21/1557)
Replaces
:
Manuel I of Portugal
Replaced By
:
Sebastian of Portugal
Start Time
: 12/23/1521
End Time
: 6/21/1557
Grand Master of the Order of the Tower and Sword

Occupation

Politician

Owner Of

Peniche Fortress

Described by Source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24433620
Contemporaries of Erasmus (Vol. 2)
Page(s)
:240-241
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/John III. Of Portugal
New International Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New International Encyclopædia/John III.

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Portuguese

Native Language

Portuguese

Relative

Ferdinand II of Aragon
Kinship to Subject
:
Maternal Grandfather
Isabella I of Castile
Kinship to Subject
:
Maternal Grandmother

Pseudonym

O Piedoso

Depicted By

Portrait of King John III
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