Sancho II of Portugal
Sancho II (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃu]; 8 September 1209 – 4 January 1248), nicknamed the Cowled or the Capuched (Portuguese: o Capelo), alternatively, the Pious (Portuguese: o Piedoso), was King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248. He was succeeded on the Portuguese throne by his brother, King Afonso III, in 1248.Sancho was born in Coimbra, the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Urraca of Castile.
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