Denis Of Portugal
Denis (Portuguese: Dinis or Diniz, ; Lisbon, 9 October 1261 – 7 January 1325 in Santarém), called the Farmer King (Rei Lavrador), was King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile (known as the Wise), Denis succeeded his father in 1279.
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“The Gods have meant
That I should dance
And by the Gods
I will!”
—Ruth St. Denis (1877–1968)