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The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 (Portuguese: Crise de sucessão de 1580) emerged as a result of the disappearance of young King Sebastian I of Portugal in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578 and his successor and great-uncle Henry I in 1580.
The War of the Portuguese Succession, a result of the extinction of the Portuguese royal line after the Battle of Alcácer Quibir and the ensuing Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, was fought from 1580 to 1583 between the two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who ...
1580 Portuguese succession crisis [ edit ] He distinguished himself in the opposition to the pretensions of the Castilian King Philip II in the Cortes of Almeirim , where he was a procurator elected by the people of Lisbon, after Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal having despotically annulled the election of Dom Manuel de Portugal and Dom Diogo ...
In Portugal, the death of King Sebastian of Portugal in 1578, with only an elderly childless great uncle to succeed him, plunged the country into a succession crisis.King Philip II of Spain was one of seven who laid claim to the Portuguese throne, and in June 1580 a Spanish army of about 40,000 men [6] (about half of which were German and Italian mercenaries) [7] [8] invaded Portugal, under ...
Articles relating to the War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583). It was fought from 1580 to 1583 between the two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who eventually succeeded in claiming the crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.
The union began after the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 and the ensuing War of the Portuguese Succession, [1] [2] and lasted until the Portuguese Restoration War, during which the House of Braganza was established as Portugal's new ruling dynasty with the acclamation of John IV as the new king of Portugal. [3]
In January 1580, the Portuguese Cortes were assembled in Almeirim to decide the question of the succession. Unfortunately, old Cardinal-King Henry died without having designated a successor. The regency of the kingdom was then assumed by a governing junta composed of five members, with the Cortes increasingly leaning towards Philip II, given ...
1580 Portuguese succession crisis; Rise of the Moroccan Saadi Empire; War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583) Location: Iberian Peninsula, Azores. Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato France England United Provinces: Crown of Spain Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain: Decisive defeat for António, Prior of Crato. Iberian Union; Ottoman ...