Sancho I of Portugal
| Sancho I | |
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| King of Silves | |
Depiction in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings, c. 1312-1325 | |
| King of Portugal | |
| Reign | 6 December 1185 – 26 March 1211 |
| Coronation | 9 December 1185 |
| Predecessor | Afonso I |
| Successor | Afonso II |
| Born | Martinho 11 November 1154 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 26 March 1211 (aged 56) Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Issue Among others... | |
| House | Portuguese House of Burgundy |
| Father | Afonso I of Portugal |
| Mother | Matilda of Savoy |
Sancho I (born Martinho; Coimbra, 11 November 1154 – 26 March 1211) also referred to as Sancho the Populator ("Sancho o Povoador"), was King of Portugal from 1185 until his death in 1211. He was the second king of Portugal.
Sancho was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fifth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father and was crowned in Coimbra when he was 31 years old on 9 December 1185. He used the title King of Silves from 1189 until he lost the territory to Almohad control in 1191.