25 October 1495(1495-10-25) (aged 40) Alvor, Algarve
Burial
Monastery of Batalha
Spouse
Eleanor of Viseu
(m. 1470)
Issue Detail
Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Illegitimate: George of Lencastre
House
Aviz
Father
Afonso V of Portugal
Mother
Isabella of Coimbra
John II (Portuguese: João II;[1][ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), 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 re-establishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigorating the Portuguese economy, and renewing his country's exploration of Africa and Asia.
^Rendered as Joam in Archaic Portuguese
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