Alfonso
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Alfonso (Spanish and Italian), Alfons (German or Catalan), Afonso (Portuguese), Affonso (Ancient Portuguese), Alphonse (French) and (Italian), Alphons (Dutch), Alphonso (English and Filipino), or Alphonzo (English) is a masculine name, originally from the Gothic language, in which it was Hildefuns, which is preserved in the Spanish Ildefonso (Latinised as Ildephonsus). It is the name of many historical personages:
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[edit] Kings of Naples
[edit] Kings of Portugal
- Afonso I of Portugal -- (1109-1185) "the Conqueror" (Afonso Henriques)
- Afonso II of Portugal -- (1185-1223) "the Fat"
- Afonso III of Portugal -- (1210-1279)
- Afonso IV of Portugal -- (1291-1357)
- Afonso V of Portugal -- (1432-1481)
- Afonso VI of Portugal -- (1656-1683) second king of the house of Braganza
[edit] Portuguese explorers
[edit] Kings of Castile, León, or Asturias
- Alfonso I of Asturias -- (739-757)
- Alfonso II of Asturias -- (789-842)
- Alfonso III of Leon -- (866-910) the Great
- Alfonso IV of Leon -- (924-931)
- Alfonso V of Castile -- (999-1028)
- Alfonso VI of Castile -- (1065-1109)
- Alfonso VII of Castile -- (1126-1157) the Emperor
- Alfonso VIII of Castile -- (1158-1214)
- Alfonso IX of Castile -- (1188-1230)
- Alfonso X of Castile -- (1252-1284) The Wise
- Alfonso XI of Castile -- (1312-1350) The Avenger
[edit] Kings of Aragón
- Alfonso I of Aragon -- (1104-1134) the Battler
- Alfonso II of Aragon -- (1162-1196) the Chaste
- Alfonso III of Aragon -- (1285-1291) The Liberal
- Alfonso IV of Aragon -- (1327-1336) The Kind
- Alfonso V of Aragon -- (1416-1458) The Magnanimous
[edit] Kings of Spain
- Alfonso XII of Spain -- (1857-1885) king of Spain
- Alfonso XIII of Spain -- (1886-1931) king of Spain
See also: lists of incumbents
[edit] Manikongo (Kings of the Congo)
Affonso I of Kongo 1505–43)
[edit] Others
Alphonse Capone, see www.freewebs.com/caponeandthekrays
[edit] Variety of mango
Alphonso is also a variety of mango found in India, see alphonso (mango).
[edit] Places
- Alphonse Island belongs to the Outer Islands of Seychelles
- Alfonso, Cavite, is a municipality in the Philippines