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Denis of Portugal

1261–1325 · 14th century · Also known as Dinis of Portugal, Denis the Farmer King

Denis (Dinis) was king of Portugal from 1279 to 1325. He fixed the border with Castile by the Treaty of Alcañices in 1297, founded the university in Lisbon in 1290, made Portuguese the language of government and founded the Order of Christ in 1319 to take over the Templars' property. Known as the Farmer King, he encouraged agriculture and planted the pine forest of Leiria, and was himself a noted poet.

Denis of Portugal
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