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Diniz
(Encyclopedia) Diniz, Port. DinisDiniz,dēnēshˈ [key], 1261–1325, king of Portugal (1279–1325), son and successor of Alfonso III. Like his grandfather, Alfonso X of Castile, whose legal works he had…Alphonso
(Encyclopedia) Alphonso. For rulers thus named, use Alfonso.Afonso
(Encyclopedia) Afonso. For rulers thus named, use Alfonso.Caso, Alfonso
(Encyclopedia) Caso, AlfonsoCaso, Alfonsoälfōnˈsō käˈsō [key], 1896–1970, Mexican archaeologist. An authority on the ancient high civilizations of Mexico, he directed explorations at Mitla and Monte…Louis III, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia) Louis III, 1403–34, king of Naples (1417–34; rival claimant to Joanna II), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, son and successor of Louis II. He invaded Naples in 1420. Queen Joanna…Borgia, Lucrezia
(Encyclopedia) Borgia, LucreziaBorgia, Lucrezial&oomacr;krāˈtsyä [key]Borgia, Lucrezia bōrˈjä [key], 1480–1519, Italian noblewoman, famous figure of the Italian Renaissance; daughter of Pope…Sancho I, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Sancho ISancho Isänˈch&oomacr; [key], c.1154–1211, king of Portugal (1185–1211), son and successor of Alfonso I. He was associated in his father's government from c.1170. Sancho…Leiria
(Encyclopedia) LeiriaLeirialārˈyə [key], town (1991 pop. 27,531), capital of Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. It is an agricultural trade center producing leather goods and cement…James II, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona
(Encyclopedia) James II, c.1260–1327, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1291–1327), king of Sicily (1285–95). He succeeded his father, Peter III, in Sicily and his brother, Alfonso III, in…Borelli, Giovanni Alfonso
(Encyclopedia) Borelli, Giovanni AlfonsoBorelli, Giovanni Alfonsojōvänˈnē älfônˈsō bôrĕlˈlē [key], 1608–79, Italian physiologist, physicist, astronomer, and mathematician; son of a Spanish…Trending
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