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JOHN II, King of Portugal

(John the Perfect), 1455–95, king of Portugal (1481–95), son and successor of Alfonso V. He was an astute politician and statesman and a patron of Renaissance art and learning. He reduced the power of the feudal nobility and had his chief opponent, the duke of Braganza, executed for treason. John maintained peace with Spain and signed (1494) the Treaty of Tordesillas, setting bounds for Spanish and Portuguese colonial expansion. Supporting Portuguese exploration, he sent land expeditions to India and Ethiopia in search of Prester John and sent a vessel N past North Cape. John refused to help Columbus, whom he thought a dreamer, but he encouraged the search for an eastern sea route to India. Diogo Cão discovered (1484) the Congo, and Bartholomew Diaz rounded (1488) the Cape of Good Hope during his reign. John's son Alfonso predeceased him, so he was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law, Manuel I.

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King Charles II
Book by Arthur Bryant; Longmans, Green, 1931
Subjects:	Charles--Ii--King Of England--1630-1685, Great Britain--History--Charles Ii, 1660-1685
...332 n. PAKINGTON, SIR JOHN, 51 Palais Royal Paris...Paylin, Thomas, 21 Pedro, King of Portugal brother of Catherine of...19, 121 -----, John, 12 , 19 -20, 121...A. , 345 Penruddock, John, 53 -4 Pepys, Samuel...

The King Incorporated: Leopold II in the Age of Trusts
Book by Neal Ascherson; George Allen & Unwin, 1963
Subjects:	Laeopold--Ii--King Of The Belgians--1835-1909
...Egypt, 133 , 167 ; missions in Africa, 242 -4, 247 -9; and Portugal, 161 , 164 ; and Sudan, 165 ; and Upper Nile, 192 , 222...185 ; in Congo, 108 -10, 116 , 173 -4, 196 , 198 Holt, John, 247 , 259 Hubner, Count, 37 , 42 Hymans, Paul, 268 -9...

Pope John Paul II and the Church
Book by Peter Hebblethwaite; Sheed & Ward, 1995
Subjects:	Catholic Church--Doctrines, Catholic Church--History--20th Century, John Paul--Ii--Pope--1920-
...this coincidence," said John Paul, "I recognized...important remark he made in Portugal for those who want to...the Spanish border where King John IV proclaimed our Lady...Immaculate Conception queen of Portugal in 1646. And on the last...

The Contours of Church and State in the Thought of John Paul II
Book by George Huntston Williams; Baylor University Press, 1983
Subjects:	Church And State--Catholic Church--History--20th Century, John Paul--Ii--Pope--1920---Views On Church And State
...under the sway of Portugal and Spain after 1492...decrees of Vatican II. 67 After the death...established under King Juan Carlos I, there...spirit of Vatican II in the acknowledgment...the Holy See." 68 John Pauls style is clearly...65 For John Pauls relations with...

The Battle of Alcazar: An Account of the Defeat of Don Sebastian of Portugal at El-Ksar El-Kebir
Book by E. W. Bovill; Batchworth Press, 1952
Subjects:	Kassr-el-Kebir, Battle of, 1578, Sebastian--King of Portugal--1554-1578
...of Portugal, 4 , 7 , 8 John, Don, of Austria, xi , 3 , 40 , 56 , 64 , 69 , 76 , 78 , 80 , 84 , 156 John I of Portugal, 8 John II of Portugal, 5 , 6 , 8 John III of Portugal, 6 - 8 , 11 , 12 , 71 , 74 , 148 , 164 Judar Pasha, 175 , 176 Julio...

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Early Cost Accounting Practices and Private Ownership: the Silk Factory Company of Portugal, 1745-1747
Journal article by José Matos Carvalho, Lúcia Lima Rodrigues, Russell Craig; The Accounting Historians Journal, Vol. 34, 2007
Subjects:	Cost accounting, History, Management controls, Manufacturers, Portugal, Product costing, Silk, Studies
...Social Context of Portugal: In the western...Cape of Good Hope. Portugal exploited this discovery...during the reign of King D. Joao III (John III) between 1521...much capital from Portugal and the depletion...of King D. Pedro II (Peter II) (1668...

Corporatism, Liberalism and the Accounting Profession in Portugal since 1755
Journal article by Lucia Lima Rodrigues, Delfina Gomes, Russell Craig; The Accounting Historians Journal, Vol. 30, 2003
Subjects:	Accountancy, Deregulation, Economic structure, Government, History, Portugal, Regulation
...institutional specificities" of Portugal. CORPORATIST ABSOLUTE...Board of Trade. Although Portugal experienced a period...reign of Dom Joao III (King John III) between 1521 and...conducted business in Portugal. There were few indigenous...

Summer 2007 at Teatro Experimental de Cascais in Portugal
Journal article by Graça Corrêa; Western European Stages, Vol. 19, 2007
Subjects:	Avilez, Carlos, Cascais Portugal, Teatro Experimental de Cascais, Theater, Theater companies, Theater criticism, Theater directors & producers
...Marie Jones, John Osborne, Miguel...theatre work in Portugal, namely the...Theatre D. Maria II company of actress...programs in Portugal, France, England...Theatre D. Maria II, which he administered...production of King Lear in 1998...with Charles II of England...1387) between Portugal and England...

Self-Discovery in Montaigne's "Of Solitarinesse" and King Lear
Journal article by Philip D. Collington; Comparative Drama, Vol. 35, 2001
Subjects:	Essay, Essays--Criticism, interpretation, etc., King Lear (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montaigne, Michel de--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Of Solitarinesse (Essay)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Shakespeare, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Chronicle Historie of King Leir and His Three...published in 1605), the king has no rowdy followers...misbehavior on the kings part are entirely...Conversely, in John Higginss The Mirror...Raymond Sebond, and King Lear" Shakespeare...1940): 40-54. On II.xi, see Geoffrey...Gianakaris, and John H. Stroupe (New...

The Appointment of Bishops in Early-modern Portugal (1495-1777)
Journal article by José Pedro Paiva; The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 97, 2011
Subjects:	Colonies & territories, Councils, Nominations, Patronage, Political appointments, Religion
...important ones, the kings of Portugal never...the Portuguese kings usually used the...1740, a time when John V was Portugals king.11 However, when...happened in 1522, when John III elected his twelve...representatives in Portugal commenting on the...married King Charles II of England.20 These...

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John IV of Portugal, King and Musician: an Anniversary Assessment
Magazine article by Michael Ryan; Musical Times, Vol. 145, Summer 2004
Subjects:	John IV, King of Portugal (The Fortunate) (1604-56), Kings, Music, Portugal
John IV of Portugal, King and Musician: an...in Vila Vicosa, Portugal, with the announcement...wife of D. Teodosio II, seventh Duke of...was called Joao (John), and as heir to...he went on to free Portugal from the dominance...

The Mechanics of Monarchy: Knighting Castile's King, 1332
Magazine article by Peter Linehan; History Today, Vol. 43, March 1993
Subjects:	Alfonso XI, King of Castile--Rites and ceremonies, Castile--Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Biography
...expectant citizens the kings coming signified the...Alfonso III, count-king of Catalonia-Aragon...new departure. Spanish kings were not accustomed to...abandoned it. Yet the King of Castile was not there...Afonso, Alfonso IV of Portugal. Attended by declarations...from their union, Pope John XXII though it right...

France's Fiasco in Brazil: In the Event Spain and Portugal Divided Almost All of South America between, Them but in the Sixteenth Century the French Also Had Commercial and Colonial Ambitions in Brazil. Robert Knecht Tells the Stories of Two French Expeditions That Ended in Disaster
Magazine article by Robert Knecht; History Today, Vol. 58, December 2008
Subjects:	Brazilian foreign relations--Political aspects, French exploration--History, French foreign relations--Political aspects
...the Event Spain and Portugal Divided Almost All...Isabella, the Catholic Kings of Aragon and Castile...The Portuguese king, Manuel I, objected...be discovered) to Portugal. At this stage the...when King Henry II made his solemn entry...chosen by King Henry II, on the recommendation...Protestant reformer, John Calvin, whom he...

The Rocky Road to Sainthood
Magazine article by Tyler Cabot; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 296, November 2005
Subjects:	Beatification, Charles I, King of Austria--Religious aspects, Elizabeth of Portugal, Saint--Religious aspects, Emmerich, Catherine--Religious aspects, Escriva de Balaguer, Josemaria--Religious aspects, Padre Pio--Religious aspects, Pius IX, Blessed, Pope--Religious aspects, Romero, Oscar Arnulfo--Religious aspects, Saints--Religious aspects, Sarkander, Jan, Saint--Religious aspects
...speedy beatification process for Pope John Paul II is celebrated worldwide, some critics...all his predecessors combined, John Paul II was acquainted with saintly controversy...a feeble, alcoholic murderer, John Paul II beatified him, calling him a...

Permanent Adolescent: His Vices Made Evelyn Waugh a King of Comedy and of Tragedy
Magazine article by Christophe Hitchens; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 291, May 2003
Subjects:	English writers, Evelyn Waugh
...Made Evelyn Waugh a King of Comedy and of...who survive only in Portugal and the Basque district...the Tudor mansion Kings Thursday, to be...as surely as in John Bunyans Pilgrims...end of World War II, but it evokes almost...on the orders of King George VI, to be...vices that made him a king of comedy and of...

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John Paul II in Scotland: He Kissed the Soil of Scotland, an Act He Only Did for Nations
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), April 3, 2005
Subjects:	John Paul II, Pope
...medals, including one from John Paul II. For 20 years Rennie was...which resembles that of a king or emperor but which has...holder for 27 years, Pope John Paul II, is on the verge of death...Poland and Fatima, in Portugal. He was that kind of man...

Discovering the Land of Seafaring Explorers: PORTUGAL
Newspaper article by Richard Wightman; The Washington Times, October 13, 2001
Subjects:	Portugal
...architecture unique to Portugal. Named after King Manuel I...also a Pope John Paul II snack bar...capital of Portugal. We arrive...the Coast of Kings, because exiled...the latter, King Joao I commissioned...capital of Portugal.; D) Oporto...

Rampant Illiteracy, Lethal Drivers, Pigs' Ears Washed Down with Mateus Rose ... and Portugal Calls Us Ridiculous!
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 24, 2004
...Mateus Rose ... and Portugal Calls Us Ridiculous...drinking, have Elton John as a national symbol...never beat us. Elton John is idolised by the...by Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Charles...to the beaches in Portugal wearing sandals and...what about Portugals King Pedro? In 1355...

VE DAY: The Agony and the Ecstasy; for Many Children in 1945, the End of World War II Brought to a Close Years of Separation from Their Parents and the Chance to Return Home Caroline Gammell Reports
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), May 7, 2005
...End of World War II Brought to a Close...Jean and brother John, the children were...boy watched as the King and Queen - accompanied...once again and the King stepped back and...become a country boy JOHN HIPKIN became Britains...hours to get from Kings Cross to Newcastle...Philadelphia and Portugal. Remembering VE...

1000 Years. 1000 People; IT'S THE ULTIMATE AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL LIST OF THE MILLENNIUM: 1000 PEOPLE WHO, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, HAVE CHANGED HISTORY IN THE PAST 1000 YEARS. IT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, BUT OF ALL THE CONTENDERS, WE FINALLY PUT THE DISCOVERER OF PENICILLIN, SCOTSMAN SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING, ON TOP .. BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM SO MANY OF US WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO GREET THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 1, 2000
...author 90. John Styth Pemberton...Prince Henry of Portugal 98. Graham...Pope Julius II 100. Sir Richard...composer 274. King Harold, defeated...and Ferdinand II of Aragon 278...statesman 284. John Steinbeck...revolutionary 715. King Suryavarman II 716. King...bible 724. John Stuart Mill...

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John II , King of Portugal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHN II , king of Portugal (John the Perfect), 1455 95, king of Portugal (1481 95), son and successor of Alfonso V. He was an astute politician and statesman and a patron of Renaissance art and learning. He reduced the power of the feudal...

Peter II , King of Portugal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PETER II , king of Portugal 1648 1706, king of Portugal (1683 1706), younger son of John IV; brother and successor of Alfonso VI . In...prosperity and peace until its final years. Portugal became subservient to English foreign policy...

John V , King of Portugal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHN V , king of Portugal (John the Magnanimous), 1689 1750, king of Portugal (1706 50), son and successor of Peter II. Before his accession the Methuen Treaty...

John IV , King of Portugal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHN IV , king of Portugal 1604 56, king of Portugal (1640 56). He succeeded...illegitimate line from John I, he had the strongest...became king of independent Portugal. Johns policy was to...Catherine married Charles II of England...

Manuel I , 1469–1521, King of Portugal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MANUEL I , 1469 1521, king of Portugal 1469 1521, king of Portugal (1495 1521), successor of John II. Manuels reign was most notable for...wealth of the Indies began to pour into Portugal. Cabral announced the discovery of...

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