Dand Ancestors and Hayes Cousins and related families - Kings
of Portugal
Statue of Afonso Henriques "the Founder", 1st King of Portugal
(Died 1087).
Afonso Henriques was a son of :
Henri/Henrique, Count of Portugal (d.1112) [Founder of the
Portuguese House of Burgundy]
and a Great-Grandson of :
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (d.1076) [Founder of the House of
Burgundy - a cadet branch of the Capetian Dynasty].
The Statue is in the Historic Centre of Guimaraes and Couros
Zone - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Afonso I "the Founder", 1st King of Portugal - and Saint
George's Castle (Castelo de São Jorge) & Lisbon Cathedral
(Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa), Lisbon, Portugal
Afonso I "the Founder", 1st King of Portugal (d.1185) built
Lisbon Cathedral and took over Saint George’s Castle.
There is a bronze statue of King Afonso I in the main square
(Praça d'Armas) of Saint George’s Castle.
Statue of Afonso I "the Founder", 1st King of Portugal adorns
the façade of the Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain - on the
North-West corner of the Palace.
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