Battle of Ourique1139
Gains independence from the Moors & achieves identity as a sovereign nation
Historical person
Afonso I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Afonso I, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Portugal.
4 records1139–11472 events2 places
Chronological biography
1139
1147
Siege of Lisbon21 July 1147
The Siege of Lisbon, from July 1 to October 25, 1147, was the military action that brought the city of Lisbon under definitive Portuguese control and expelled its Moorish overlords
Siege of Lisbon21 October 1147
After four months, the Moorish rulers agreed to surrender (October 21), because the Crusaders siege tower reached their wall (thus causing a one day standstill) and because of hunger within the city, which was sheltering populations displaced from Santarem as well as "the leading citizens of Sintra, Almada, and Palmela"
Siege of Lisbon25 October 1147
The city is entered by the Christian conquerors
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.