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Manuel I[a] (European Portuguese: [mɐnuˈɛl]; 31 May 1469 – 13 December 1521), known as the Fortunate (Portuguese: O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive ...
The Manueline Ordinances (Portuguese: Ordenações Manuelinas) were an exhaustive compilation of the entire legal system in Portugal and its colonial possessions, that was issued in 1512 by King Manuel I as part of his reform of the public administration. The Manueline Ordinances saw three different revisions (known as the "first system ...
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 ...
For Portuguese heads of state prior to 1910, see list of Portuguese monarchs. Top left: Teofilo Braga President of the Provisional Government of the Republic. Top right: Óscar Carmona was the longest serving head of state. Bottom left: António Ramalho Eanes was the first president elected in democracy. Bottom right: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is ...
Dom Manuel II [b] (15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), "the Patriot" (Portuguese: "o Patriota") or "the Unfortunate" ("o Desventurado"), was the last King of Portugal, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father, King Carlos I, and his elder brother, Luís Filipe, the Prince Royal.
Image. Alphonso I. The Conqueror; The Great; The Founder. Afonso I Henriques. 1106/09/11 – 6 December 1185 (aged 73–79) 25 July 1139. 6 December 1185. previously Count of Portugal, founder of the Kingdom of Portugal. Son of Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal and Teresa of León, Countess of Portugal.
The Portuguese nobility can be traced back to the reign of Alfonso VI of Leon, whose reign saw the sons of Leonese nobility established as gentry in the north of Portugal, between the Minho River and the Douro River. This was the region of the sun and the most powerful men of the kingdom. They united nobility of birth to the authority and ...
List of prime ministers of Portugal. Top left: Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela was the first prime minister to be referred as such. Top right: António de Oliveira Salazar was the longest serving head of government. Bottom left: Aníbal Cavaco Silva was the longest serving prime minister in democracy.