John II of Portugal

(1455-1495)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: John II, King of Portugal, 1455-1495 LBT ID: John2Port VIAF ID: 100444480 LOC ID: n82219910	B/BAP: 1455-03-03 DIED: 1495-10-25
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The son of King Afonso V; he pursued exploration in Africa and the Pacific.
REFERENCES TO John II of Portugal: Robert Southey to John Rickman, 18 November 1803 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Found 2: ¶ 2 ¶ 3 Charles Cuthbert Southey, The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Ch. X. 1804