John II Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John II, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Portugal.

3 records1481–14943 events1 places

Chronological biography

1481

Succession1481

House / House of Avis · King

Succeeds as King of Portugal, son of Alfonso V

1494

Papal Bull4 May 1494

House / House of Avis · King · Tordessillas

Papal bull ratified by Alexander VI

Treaty of Tordessillas4 May 1494

House / House of Avis · King · Tordessillas

Papal bull ratified by Alexander VI. Establishes a line of demarcation between Spanish & Portuguese discoveries

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.