Portugal is in Europe.
On 23rd April 1185 Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal was born to Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 30] and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal at Coimbra. He married 1206 his second cousin once removed Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile, and had issue.
On 25th March 1223 Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 37] died at Coimbra. His son Sancho [aged 13] succeeded II King Portugal.
On 4th April 1953 King Carol II Hohenzollern Sigmaringen [aged 59] died at Estoril.
Around 1230 Madragana Bat Aloandro aka Mór Afonso was born in Faro, Algarve.
Around 1230 Madragana Ben Aloandro was born to Aloandro Ben Bekar in Faro, Algarve.
In 1828 William Pitt Canning [aged 26] drowned at Madeira.
In 1852 Nevile Fane [aged 32] died at Madeira where he was buried.
In November 1853 Wellbore William Oliver St John [aged 28] died at Madeira.
On 3rd March 1879 William Kingdon Clifford [aged 33] died at Madeira to which he had travelled for his health. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 24th December 1881 William Reginald Duncombe [aged 29] died at Madeira.
On 4th June 1731 Catherine Compton Countess Egmont was born to Charles Compton [aged 39] and Mary Lucy [aged 21] at Quinta. She married after 16th August 1752 John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont, son of John Perceval 1st Earl Egmont and Catherine Parker Countess Egmont, and had issue.
On 19th July 1415 Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [aged 55] died at Sacavém.
On 21st August 1808 the Battle of Vimeiro was fought at which Earl of Wellington [aged 39] defeated the French under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro.
General Thomas Bradford [aged 30] fought.
