Portrait of Denis I and Elizabeth of Aragon, University

Portrait of King Denis I of Portugal, 1261-1325, and his wife Elizabeth of Aragon, 1271-1336, in the Great Room of Acts, or Sala dos Capelos, or Red Room, decorated in the 17th century by master builder Antonio Tavares and reworked in the 18th century, at the University of Coimbra in the royal palace or Paco Real, Coimbra, Portugal. Denis founded the University of Lisbon in 1290 with his decree Magna Charta Priveligiorum and moved it to Coimbra in 1307, and promoted the use of the Latin language. The University of Coimbra moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The buildings are listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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