John II: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As O Principe Perfeito • the Perfect Prince
Born 1455 • LisbonPortugal
Died October 1495 (aged 40) • Portugal
Title / Office king (1481-1495), Portugal
Role In Treaty of Tordesillas

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Sir Hercules Robinson, lithograph by W.H. Schröder
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Thomas Edward Bowdich, engraving after a painting by William Derby.
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Frederick Lugard
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