ALPHONSO VI. was the son of that Duke of Braganza who succeeded to the crown as the representative of the ancient dynasty of Portugal. He succeeded his father in 1666; and in 1667 was compelled to abdicate the throne, of which his vices had rendered him unworthy.
ALPHONSUS a Sancta Maria, or ALFONSO de Cartagena, a celebrated Spanish historian, was born in 1396, and died in 1496. He succeeded his father as Bishop of Burgos. He was the author of several works, the principal of which is a History of Spain from the earliest times down to the year 1496, printed at Granada in 1545, fol.