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One of the most amazing monuments in Lisbon, Portugal is the National Pantheon or the Church of Santa Engrácia. National Pantheon - Lisbon - Portugal Some Royal History The original church was sponsored by Infanta Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu. She was the daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal. Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu Source: picture In 1681 the construction of the current church began after previous structures collapsed. Small National Panteon - Lisbon - Portugal The design was made by João Antunes, the royal architect and one of the most important baroque architects of Portugal. Dome of the National Pantheon in Lisbon - Portugal In 1916, during the First Portuguese Republic, the Church of Santa Engrácia was converted into a National Pantheon. It was compleded in 1966. There are a few important monuments for famous Portuguese people: buried: - Amália Rodrigues (fado singer); - Eusébio (football player) cenotaphs: - P

John I Albert was born on 27 December 1459 in Krakow, Poland. Family He was the son of King Casimir IV of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria. His mother was the daughter of King Albert of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia and was the granddaughter of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund. Elisabeth of Austria received her education at the court of Emperor Frederick III. John I Albert had lots of siblings inter alia: - Vladislaus II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, - Alexander I, King of Poland, - Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland. Duty In 1490, the Hungarian nobility proclaimed John I Albert as King of Hungary and Bohemia. However he was defeated by his elder brother King Vladislaus II. In 1492 John I Albert succeeded his father as King of Poland. King John I Albert wanted to 'save' Europe from the Ottoman Turks. He and his brother Vladislaus also formed a counterpart against Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. In 1496, King John I Albert collected an army of