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Tomb of Dom Pedro I, 1320-1367, Monastery of Alcobaça, Portugal

from the south transept (Túmulo de Dom Pedro I, 1320-1367, Real Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, Portugal), known as 'O Cruel': "Pedro I (1357-1367) … ruled peacefully from 1357 to 1367. While heir to the Portuguese throne, he fell in love with Inês de Castro, tragically killed on royal orders. He was a typical figure of the late Middle Ages, very much concerned with the administration of justice, in close contact with his people, and loved by them in spite of his acts of cruelty and madness. He also began the process of 'nationalizing' the religious orders when he made his illegitimate son João (the future John I) the Grand Master of the Order of Aviz (1363)." (A. H. de Oliveira Marques, "A Very Short History of Portugal", Tinta da China, 2019) At the head-end of Dom Pedro's tomb is 'The Wheel of Life', which incorporates a center rosette, a six-petal ring, and a twelve-petal ring. The six petals are scenes from the 'Wheel of Fortune', the creature at the bottom crawling out of frame and into the center rosette. The twelve petals are scenes from the life of Dona Inês and Dom Pedro, and features her murder at three o'clock, her decapitation at four o'clock, and his revenge at five o'clock. At the bottom of the Wheel, Dom Pedro lies on his tomb above the words: "A (QUI) É O FIM DO MU(NDO)" ("here is the end of the world"). With justice done to their transgressors, the lovers will finally be together and happy in the ever-after. The historian's words echo, "loved … in spite of his acts of cruelty and madness".