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They have all been acclaimed king of Portugal by their monarchist groups. The monarchs of Portugal all came from a single ancestor, Afonso I of Portugal, but direct lines have sometimes ended. This has led to a variety of royal houses coming to rule Portugal, though all having Portuguese royal lineage. These houses are: House of Burgundy (1139 ...
The Kingdom of Portugal [3] was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves after 1415, and as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves between 1815 and 1822.
The history of Portugal can be traced from circa 400,000 years ago, when the region of present-day Portugal was inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis.. The Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, which lasted almost two centuries, led to the establishment of the provinces of Lusitania in the south and Gallaecia in the north of what is now Portugal.
King of Portugal r. 1581–1598: Teodósio I 1510–1563 5th Duke of Braganza: Sebastian 1554–1578 King of Portugal r. 1557–1578: António 1531–1595 Prior of Crato King of Portugal r. 1580–1582: Catarina 1540–1614: João I 1543–1583 6th Duke of Braganza: Ana de Velasco y Girón 1585–1607: Teodósio II 1568–1630 7th Duke of ...
Afonso I [a] (Portuguese pronunciation:; 1106/1109/1111 – 1185), also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror (Portuguese: O Conquistador) and the Founder (Portuguese: O Fundador) [2] [3] by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal.
King of Portugal from 1578 until 1580. He was a Cardinal-Infante, Prince of the Church, Archbishop of Lisbon, and the only cardinal in history to reign as king. Infanta Maria 1511 – 1513 [63] She died at the age of 2. Duarte, Duke of Guimarães: 7 October 1515 – 20 September 1540 Married Isabel of Braganza. He had three children from this ...
One of the most difficult situations faced by the king was the Franco-Spanish invasion of Portugal, in the end of the Seven Years' War (5 May-24 November 1762). France and Spain sent an ultimatum in order to force Portugal to abandon its alliance with Great Britain and close her ports to British ships.
The House of Aviz, known as the Joanine Dynasty, succeeded the House of Burgundy as the reigning house of the Kingdom of Portugal. The house was founded by John I of Portugal, who was the Grand Master of the Order of Aviz. When King John II of Portugal died without an heir, the throne of Portugal passed to his cousin, Manuel, Duke of Beja.