What the records say
- When
- 1142
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 38.71° N, 9.14° W
- Description
- 1142 sieges involving Portugal
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Lisbon (1142)
Failed Portuguese Reconquista siege
In or about 1142 according to a brief reference in the Anglo-Norman text known as De expugnatione Lyxbonensi and the Portuguese text known as the Chronica Gothorum, a group of Anglo-Norman crusaders on their way to Jerusalem were invited by King Afonso I Henriques of Portugal to participate in an attempt to capture the Almoravid-controlled city of Lisbon.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Lisbon (1142): King Afonso I of Portugal attempts to besiege Lisbon with the aid of a group of Anglo-Norman crusaders”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Лето — осада Лиссабона”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page