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John I (Portuguese: João [1] [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]; 11 April 1357 – 14 August 1433), also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in a succession war with Castile, preserving his country's independence and establishing the Aviz (or Joanine) dynasty on the Portuguese throne.
The 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum was a war of succession in Portuguese history during which no crowned king of Portugal reigned. The interregnum began when King Ferdinand I died without a male heir and ended when King John I was crowned in 1385 after his victory during the Battle of Aljubarrota .
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.
John II (Portuguese: João II; [a]; 3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), [4] called the Perfect Prince (Portuguese: o Príncipe Perfeito), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477.
Beatrice of Portugal marries John I of Castile. [451] 22 October. The death of Ferdinand I of Portugal results in the Portuguese Interregnum. [452] December. John I of Castile begins the Invasion of Portugal. [452] 1384 (Date unknown). Antipope Clement VII proclaims a crusade in support of John I of Castile's invasion of Portugal. [453] 6 April.
The House of Aviz, known as the Joanine Dynasty, succeeded the House of Burgundy as the reigning house of the Kingdom of Portugal. The house was founded by John I of Portugal, who was the Grand Master of the Order of Aviz. When King John II of Portugal died without an heir, the throne of Portugal passed to his cousin, Manuel, Duke of Beja.
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Anthony of Portugal, the Prior of Crato, is acclaimed King of Portugal in Santarém. Death of Luís de Camões, Portugal's national poet. [7] Beginning of the Cortes (General Assembly of the Kingdom) of Tomar. 1581: Philip II of Spain is acclaimed in the Cortes of Tomar as King Philip I of Portugal in a personal union of the Crowns. Portugal ...