▁sain ts ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁b ish ops ▁Category : B ish ops ▁of ▁P avia ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁III ▁( ▁; ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 5 0 2 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 5 5 7 ) ▁nick named ▁The ▁Col on izer ▁( Port ug uese : ▁" o ▁Col on iz ador ") ▁was ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Portugal ▁and ▁the ▁Al gar ves ▁from ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 5 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 5 5 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁Manuel ▁I ▁and ▁Maria ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁the ▁third ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Ferdinand ▁II ▁of ▁Arag on ▁and ▁Queen ▁Isabel la ▁I ▁of ▁Cast ile . ▁John ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nin ete en . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁rule , ▁Portuguese ▁poss essions ▁were ▁extended ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁through ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁colon ization ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁John ▁III ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁rein for cing ▁Portugal ' s ▁bases ▁in ▁India ▁( such ▁as ▁Go a ) ▁secured ▁Portugal ' s ▁mon opol y ▁over ▁the ▁sp ice ▁trade ▁of ▁clo ves ▁and ▁nut m eg ▁from ▁the ▁Mal u ku ▁Islands , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁John ▁III ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁" G ro cer ▁King ". ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 7