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Aviz (ävēzh`), village, Portalegre dist., central Portugal, in Alto Alentejo. The Castilian order of the Knights of Calatrava assisted in driving the Moors from Portugal and in 1166 settled at Évora Évora , town (1991 pop. 38,938), capital of Évora dist. and of Altro Alentejo, S central Portugal. It is the commercial center of a fertile agricultural area. Cork and textiles are produced and iron, copper, and marble are mined.
..... Click the link for more information. . Alfonso II granted (1211) them Aviz, and this branch of the order became separate and was known as the Order of Aviz, a strictly Portuguese organization. The knights played an important part in Portuguese history. After the death of Ferdinand I in 1383, his illegitimate brother, John, who was master of the Order of Aviz, led a revolution to prevent the crown from going to Beatriz of Castile. He himself became king as John I. Thus the house of Aviz was established on the throne. It was the most distinguished of Portuguese dynasties, reigning until 1580, when Portugal passed for a time under Spanish rule (see Portugal Portugal , officially Portuguese Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 10,566,000), 35,553 sq mi (92,082 sq km), SW Europe, on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula and including the Madeira Islands and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Aviz is sometimes spelled Avis.

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No references found	Among treasures on show are a papal Golden Rose offered in 1881 to Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, for abolishing slavery, as well as some 30 Golden Fleeces, the order founded in 1430 by Duke Philip III of Burgundy to celebrate his marriage to Portuguese princess Isabel of Aviz. Outing of 'born collector's' rare Garters, Thistles, Fleeces and more by AFP / AFP Global Edition The third surviving son of King John of Portugal from the House of Aviz, Henry earned the nickname under which he has gone down in history by becoming one of the most successful armchair travellers there has ever been. Horse Racing: GOOGLING ROYAL ASCOT; HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (Coventry ... by The Racing Post (London, England)	aviculture avidin avidity avidya Aviemore avifauna avigation Avignon Avignon Festival Avignon papacy Avignon school Ávila Ávila Camacho, Manuel Ávila, Gil González de Avilés Avilov, Mikhail Avilov, Mikhail Ivanovich Avims aviolite avionics Avis avitaminosis Avitellinoses Avites Avitus Aviz Avizius, Jonas Avksentev, Nikolai Avksentev, Nikolai Dmitrievich Avksentevskii, Konstantin Avksentevskii, Konstantin Alekseevich Avksentii Antonovich Tsagareli Avksentii Tsagareli AVL Avlabar Press Avlipii Davidovich Zurabashvili Avlipii Zurabashvili Avni Rustem Avoca Avocado avocado oil avocet avodire avogadrite Avogadro Avogadro's hypothesis Avogadro's law Avogadro's number Avogadro, Amedeo Avogadro, Amedeo, conte di Quaregna avogram	Aviso Aviso de entrega Avisos Avisos AVISPA AVISS AVIST AVISTA Avistar Communications Corporation AVISURS Avit Avita Avita avitaminoses avitaminoses avitaminoses avitaminosis avitaminosis avitaminosis avitaminotic avitaminotic avitaminotic Avitellina Avitellinoses Avites Avitokhol avitrol poisoning Avitus Aviv AVIVO Aviz Aviz, Order of Avizandum Avizius, Jonas AVJ AVJC AVJWC AVK AVKC AVKF AVKM Avksentev, Nikolai Avksentev, Nikolai Dmitrievich Avksentevskii, Konstantin Avksentevskii, Konstantin Alekseevich Avksentii Antonovich Tsagareli Avksentii Tsagareli AVL AVL AVL (disambiguation) aVL lead aVL lead aVL lead aVL lead aVL lead AVLA Avlabar Press AVLAS AVLB AVLC

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Among treasures on show are a papal Golden Rose offered in 1881 to Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, for abolishing slavery, as well as some 30 Golden Fleeces, the order founded in 1430 by Duke Philip III of Burgundy to celebrate his marriage to Portuguese princess Isabel of Aviz.

Outing of 'born collector's' rare Garters, Thistles, Fleeces and more by AFP / AFP Global Edition

The third surviving son of King John of Portugal from the House of Aviz, Henry earned the nickname under which he has gone down in history by becoming one of the most successful armchair travellers there has ever been.

Horse Racing: GOOGLING ROYAL ASCOT; HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (Coventry ... by The Racing Post (London, England)