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1249 – Afonso III conquers Faro, Loulé, Albufeira, Porches and Aljezur from the Moors, thus removing all Muslim communities from Portuguese soil and ending the Portuguese Reconquista. 1254 – First official reunion of the Cortes, the kingdom's general assembly. 1255 - The city of Lisbon becomes the capital-city of Portugal.
The House of Braganza, also known as the Brigantine Dynasty, came to power in 1640, when John II, Duke of Braganza, claimed to be the rightful heir of the defunct House of Aviz, as he was the great-great-grandson of King Manuel I. John was proclaimed King John IV, and he deposed the House of Habsburg in 1640 during the Portuguese Restoration War.
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In the first Portuguese abortion referendum, the proposal to allow the abortion until 10 weeks of pregnancy is rejected by 50.91% of the voters. This is the first referendum in the History of the Portuguese democracy. 8 October: For the very first time, a Portuguese Language author is awarded with the Nobel Prize of Literature: [13] José ...
The new ruling dynasty would proceed to push Portugal to the limelight of European politics and culture, creating and sponsoring works of literature, like the Crónicas d'el Rei D. João I by Fernão Lopes, the first riding and hunting manual Livro da ensinança de bem cavalgar toda sela and O Leal Conselheiro both by King Edward of Portugal ...
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Portuguese House of Burgundy: Robert I 1011–1076 Duke of Burgundy: Constance 1046–1093: Alfonso VI 1040–1109 King of León and Castile: Jimena Muñoz d. 1128: Henry of Burgundy c. 1035 – 1070/1074: Hugh I 1057–1093 Duke of Burgundy: Robert 1059–1111 Bishop of Langres: Odo I 1060–1102 Duke of Burgundy: Urraca 1079–1126 Queen of ...
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.