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Sancho II, fourth king of Portugal, son of Afonso II and of Urraca, who was the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile. Factions were so fostered during Sancho’s minority that his later government was never anything more than a series of vain attempts to achieve political stability in the kingdom.

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 I of Portugal. King Sancho II in the Semblanzas de reyes. Sancho II of Portugal, born on 8 September 1209, was the oldest of Urraca of Castile and Afonso's children. Following his father's death on 25 March 1223, Sancho succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen, under the age of majority in Portugal which was fifteen.

Sancho II of Portugal Birth 8 Sep 1207 Coimbra, Coimbra Municipality, Coimbra, Portugal Death 4 Jan 1248 (aged 40) Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Burial Cathedral of Toledo Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Memorial ID 9737990 · View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region Europe

By 1247, Sancho II lost control of Portugal and fled to Toledo. In his place, Afonso became King Afonso III and established his line as Portugal’s new legitimate rulers. The pope would excommunicate the deposed king as a final insult. Broken by his defeats, Sancho died in Toledo on January 4, 1248.

Sancho I of Portugal ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃu] ), nicknamed " the Populator " ( Portuguese: "o Povoador" ), King of Portugal ( Coimbra, 11 November 1154 [1] – 26 March 1211 [2] [3]) was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fifth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy.

Sancho II may refer to: Sancho II of Pamplona (b. aft. 935–994), King of Pamplona and Count of Aragon (970–994) Sancho II of Castile (1040–1072), King of Castile (1065–1072) and León (1072) Sancho II of Portugal (1207–1248), King of Portugal (1223–1248) Sancho II of Gascony.

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.