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title: Statue of King Afonso Henriques I
author: Wanda Marcussen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10428/statue-of-king-afonso-henriques-i/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of King Afonso Henriques I

_Authored by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/)_

## Image File

[![Statue of King Afonso Henriques I](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10428.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10428.jpg)

## Image Caption

Statue of a king, probably King Afonso Henriques I (r. 1147-1185 CE) the first king of Portugal. The bust is from the Antiga Ermida de S. Miguel da Alcáçova, Santarém, 13th century CE. Now located in The Carmo Archaeological Museum, Lisbon.

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## About the Author

Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Marcussen, W. (2019, April 08). Statue of King Afonso Henriques I. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10428/statue-of-king-afonso-henriques-i/>
### Chicago
Marcussen, Wanda. "Statue of King Afonso Henriques I." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10428/statue-of-king-afonso-henriques-i/>.
### MLA
Marcussen, Wanda. "Statue of King Afonso Henriques I." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10428/statue-of-king-afonso-henriques-i/>.

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