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Alfonso I

American  

noun

  1. Alfonso Henriques, 1109?–85, first king of Portugal 1139–85.


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“At the beginning, I told Alfonso I don’t know how to act,” Aparacio told me.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2018

Hero of the celebration was Alfonso I, who in 1139 defeated the Moors at Campo de Ourique, liberated his country and became its first king.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bellini, the master of 15th century Venetian painting, was more than 80 when he delivered his Feast to the proud, warlike Duke Alfonso I d'Este of Ferrara and his wife, Lucrezia Borgia.

From Time Magazine Archive

All courts tend to be self-referential and mannered, and that of Alfonso I d'Este was no exception.

From Time Magazine Archive

The latter had also had a lawful wife, herself an illegitimate daughter of Alfonso I of Naples by an African woman.

From The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Burckhardt, Jacob

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