Back Johan II van Portugal Afrikaans Chuan II de Portugal AN جواو الثاني Arabic جواو التانى ARZ II Juan (Portuqaliya kralı) Azerbaijani ایکینجی ژوا (پورتوقال) AZB Жуан II Byelorussian Жуан II BE-X-OLD Жуау II Bulgarian João II Breton
| John II | |
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.png) Portrait of John II, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna | |
| King of Portugal | |
| Reign | 28 August 1481 – 25 October 1495 |
| Acclamation | 31 August 1481,[1] Sintra |
| Predecessor | Afonso V |
| Successor | Manuel I |
| Reign | 10 November 1477 – 14 November 1477[2] |
| Acclamation | 10 November 1477, Santarém[1] |
| Predecessor | Afonso V |
| Successor | Afonso V |
| Born | 3 May 1455[3][4] Saint George's Castle, Portugal |
| Died | 25 October 1495 (aged 40)[5] Alvor, Algarve |
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| House | Aviz |
| Father | Afonso V of Portugal |
| Mother | Isabella of Coimbra |
John II (Portuguese: João II;[a] [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495),[4] called the Perfect Prince (Portuguese: o Príncipe Perfeito), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for reestablishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigorating the economy of Portugal, and renewing the Portuguese exploration of Africa and Asia.
- ^ a b Pereira & Rodrigues 1904, p. 1041.
- ^ Sabugosa 1921, p. 60.
- ^ McMurdo 1889a, p. 499.
- ^ a b Pereira & Rodrigues 1904, p. 1040.
- ^ McMurdo 1889b, p. 48.
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