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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.
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.
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 III (Portuguese: João III Portuguese pronunciation:; 6 June 1502 – 11 June 1557), [1] nicknamed The Pious (Portuguese: o Piedoso), [2] was the King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1521 until he died in 1557.
Dom John VI (Portuguese: João VI; [2] [3] 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825. Although the United Kingdom of Portugal ceased to exist de facto beginning in 1822, he remained its monarch de jure between 1822 and 1825.
King of Portugal r. 1357–1367: Teresa Lourenço b. 1330: Ferdinand I 1345–1383 King of Portugal r. 1367–1383: Philippa of Lancaster 1360–1415: John I 1357–1433 King of Portugal r. 1385–1433: Inês Peres c. 1350 – c. 1400: Ferdinand I 1380–1416 King of Aragon: Beatrice c. 1386 –1439 Countess of Arundel: Afonso 1377–1461 1st ...
Dom John IV (Portuguese: João, [2] pronounced; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), nicknamed John the Restorer (Portuguese: João, o Restaurador), was the King of Portugal whose reign, lasting from 1640 until his death, began the Portuguese restoration of independence from Habsburg Spanish rule. [1]
Wearing his Cross of the Order of Christ, and with the Portuguese Crown Jewels beside him, and not on him, as was the Portuguese royal custom, John was acclaimed "His Majesty, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves, before and beyond the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia ...