Alfonso V

American  

noun

1. 1432–81, king of Portugal 1438–81.

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Example Sentences

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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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 Stevens, William Oliver

The earlier part of his life was spent in the service of Alfonso V of Portugal.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

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 Johnson, Rossiter

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 Johnson, Rossiter