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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.
Despite the tradition of following the custom of patrilineal descent of royal houses, common throughout Europe, Article 5 of the Portuguese constitution of 1826 stated that "The Reigning Dynasty of the Most Serene House of Braganza Shall Continue in the Person of Lady Princess Maria da Glória, by the Abdication and Cession of Her August Father ...
Third Dynasty House of Habsburg: João Manuel 1537–1554: Joanna of Austria 1535–1573: Maria Manuela 1527–1545: Philip I(II) 1527–1598 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 ...
Spanish and Portuguese empires in 1790. Between 1630 and 1654, the Netherlands came to control part of Brazil's Northeast region, with their capital in Recife. The Portuguese won a significant victory in the Second Battle of Guararapes in 1649. By 1654, the Netherlands had surrendered and returned control of all Brazilian land to the Portuguese.
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 Pantheon of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Panteão da Casa de Bragança), also known as the Pantheon of the Braganzas (Panteão dos Bragança), is the final resting place for many of the members of the House of Braganza, located in the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora in the Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal.
The House of Aviz became Portugal's reigning dynasty following the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. John of Aviz's rule became established fact with the Portuguese victory in the Battle of Aljubarrota [4] on 14 August 1385, where he defeated John I of Castile. [3] A formal peace between Portugal and Castile would not be signed until 1411.
The Portuguese House of Burgundy (Portuguese: Casa de Borgonha) or the Afonsine dynasty (Dinastia Afonsina) was a Portuguese dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Portugal from its founding until the 1383–85 Portuguese Interregnum. The house was founded by Henry of Burgundy, who became Count of Portugal in 1096.