Alfonso V
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Paul Toscanelli, a Florentine physicist and astronomer, adopting and developing this theory, sent in 1474 to Alfonso V of Portugal a map of the world in which he demonstrated the possibilities of the western route.
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
Don Alfonso V, the nephew of Prince Henry, now took the reins of government, and the future expeditions along the coast of Africa proceeded in his name.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson
Joanna II of Naples, who summons to her aid Alfonso V of Aragon, is attacked by Louis III of Anjou.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson
Alfonso V of Aragon takes the city of Naples; the whole kingdom submits to him; his rival, René of Anjou, returns to Provence.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
The earlier part of his life was spent in the service of Alfonso V of Portugal.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Israel Abrahams
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