Afonso II of Portugal

Afonso II
King Afonso in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings, c. 1312-1325
King of Portugal
Reign26 March 1211  25 March 1223
PredecessorSancho I
SuccessorSancho II
BornAfonso Sanches
23 April 1185
Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Died25 March 1223(1223-03-25) (aged 37)
Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1206; died 1220)
Issue
among others...
HouseBurgundy
FatherSancho I of Portugal
MotherDulce of Aragon

Afonso II (Afonso Sanches; 23 April 1185  25 March 1223), also called Afonso the Fat (Afonso o Gordo) and Afonso the Leper (Afonso o Gafo), was King of Portugal from 1211 until 1223. Afonso was the third monarch of Portugal.

Afonso was the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. Afonso succeeded his father on 27 March 1211.