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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 houses coming to rule Portugal, though all having Portuguese royal lineage. These houses are: House of Burgundy (1139 ...
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 ...
1325 – Afonso IV of Portugal becomes king. 1341 - Portugal raids the Canary Islands. 1355 – Inês de Castro is killed by royal order; begins civil war between Afonso IV and his heir Pedro. 1357 – Pedro I of Portugal becomes king; Inês de Castro is removed from her grave and crowned Queen of Portugal. 1367 – Fernando I of Portugal ...
The battle resulted in Nuno Mendes' death and the declaration of Garcia as King of Portugal, the first person to claim this title. [73] Garcia styled himself as "King of Portugal and Galicia" (Garcia Rex Portugallie et Galleciae). Garcia's brothers, Sancho II of Castile and Alfonso VI of Leon, united and annexed Garcia's kingdom in 1071 as well ...
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This is a list of heads of state of Portugal from 1139 to the present day. Between 1139 and 1910, Portugal had a Monarchy system, with all monarchs coming from a single ancestor, Afonso I of Portugal, although the direct lines were cut during the passing of time due to several events. In the almost 800 years of Monarchy, Portugal had four royal ...
King of Portugal r. 1640–1656: Philip William 1615–1690 Elector Palatine: Teodósio 1634–1653 Prince of Brazil: Afonso VI 1643–1683 King of Portugal r. 1656–1683: Maria Francisca of Savoy 1646–1683: Peter II 1648–1706 King of Portugal r. 1683–1706: Maria Sophia of Neuburg 1666–1699: Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg 1655–1720 ...
The Azores refuse to recognize Philip I of Portugal as King. 1582 The Spanish Fleet of Santa Cruz defeats the Portuguese-French Fleet of Strozzi in the Azores. Introduction of the Gregorian Calendar in Portugal. 1583 Cortes in Lisbon. King Philip I of Portugal departs for Madrid and leaves the government of Portugal with Portuguese trustees.