Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Afonso, Infante of Portugal, Afonso de Portugal also, Alfonso of Portugal and Alfonso of Aviz ( born May 18, 1475 Lisbon, Portugal, † July 13, 1491 in Santarém, Portugal) was the official heir apparent and son of King Dom Joao II His death had world-historical significance.
Life and tragic death
Born Dom Afonso de Aviz as the first and only legitimate son of King Dom Joao II and Dona Leonora of Portugal. In 1490 he married the eldest daughter of king Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Castile. Her name was also Isabella. Thus Afonso would be, he would become king and because the parents of Isabella would also died, became master of the entire Iberian Peninsula, ie King of Portugal and Spain, an abundance of power that would have changed Europe and the world safe. The Catholic King and Queen tried to prevent the marriage by all means, what they did not succeed.
The young infant died on July 13, 1491 under mysterious circumstances. At the Tagus at Santarém of experienced riders dropped for some reason the horse and died of his injuries. The only witness was his Castilian servant, nor set down in the evening of the anniversary of the death of the Infante to Castile. This fueled rumors and conspiracy theories, the Infante was killed in truth in order to prevent a union of the two kingdoms. In order to give his son a souvenir, the smaller island of Sao Tome and Principe, Principe was named after the Infante ( Principe is another word for prince ). His successor, certain of the king 's cousin, Dom Manuel, Duke of Beja, who then I as King Dom Manuel came to the throne.
In the art of this tragic case presentation took place in the movie " The ephemeral or non glory of the reign " of 1990 by Manoel de Oliveira.
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- Prince
- Noble
- Heir to the throne
- Portuguese
- Born in 1475
- Died 1491
- Man