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Some authors consider António the last monarch of the House of Aviz (instead of Cardinal-King Henry) and the 18th King of Portugal. His government in Terceira island was only recognized in the Azores, whereas on the continent and in the Madeira Islands power was exercised by Philip II, who was acclaimed king in 1580 as Philip I of Portugal and ...
Philip of Portugal is the name of three Spanish kings who ruled over Portugal under a different ordinal number. In Spain they were known as Felipe, and in Portugal as Filipe. Philip I of Portugal or Philip II of Spain; Philip II of Portugal or Philip III of Spain; Philip III of Portugal or Philip IV of Spain
The Philippine dynasty (Portuguese: dinastia filipina), also known as the House of Habsburg in Portugal, was the third royal house of Portugal. It was named after the three Habsburg Spanish kings, all named Philip (Spanish: Felipe; Portuguese: Filipe, pronounced), who ruled Portugal between 1581 and 1640 under the Iberian Union, a dynastic union of the crowns of Spain and Portugal.
The Cardinal-King died in the Royal Palace of Almeirim, on his 68th birthday, without having appointed a successor, leaving only a regency to care for the kingdom. [9] One of the closest dynastic claimants was King Philip II of Spain who, in June 1580, sent the Duke of Alba to claim Portugal by force. [10]
With Manuel II's death, the Miguelist branch of the house of Braganza became the pretenders to the throne of Portugal. 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 ...
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 ...
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Cannon with arms of Philip II as King of Spain and jure uxoris King of England and France Portrait of Philip II as King of Portugal by Sánchez Coello, c. 1580. Heir titles Prince of Gerona: 21 May 1527 – 16 January 1556; Prince of Asturias 1528–1556; King of Castile as Philip II: 16 January 1556 – 13 September 1598