Afonso II (Afonso Sanches; 23 April 118525 March 1223), also called Afonso the Fat Afonso o Gordo and Afonso the Leper Afonso o Gafo, was King of Portugal from 1211 until 1223. Afonso was the third monarch of Portugal.

Afonso was the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. Afonso succeeded his father on 27 March 1211.

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