Afonso III of Portugal (died 1279)

Afonso III, called the Boulonnais, was King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249. He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife, Urraca of Castile; he succeeded his brother, King Sancho II of Portugal, who died on 4 January 1248.

May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 240 days remain until the end of the year.