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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 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.
Portrait of King John II at the Navy Museum. While returning home from his first voyage early in 1493, Columbus was driven by storm into the port of Lisbon. [99] John II welcomed him warmly but asserted that under the Treaty of Alcáçovas previously signed with Spain, Columbus's discoveries lay within Portugal's sphere of influence. [100]
John of Portugal (Portuguese: João) is the name of several Portuguese kings and other members of the Portuguese Royal Family: Kings. John I of Portugal (1357–1433)
He began his translation of the Bible into Portuguese at the age of 16 (after converting to Protestantism at 14), and continued translating until his death. He translated the New Testament completely and most books of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). The Portuguese translation was completed by his friend, Jacobus op den Akker.
King of Portugal r. 1557–1578: António 1531–1595 Prior of Crato King of Portugal r. 1580–1582: Catarina 1540–1614: João I 1543–1583 6th Duke of Braganza: Ana de Velasco y Girón 1585–1607: Teodósio II 1568–1630 7th Duke of Braganza: Fourth Dynasty House of Braganza: John IV 1604–1656 King of Portugal r. 1640–1656
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.
Infante John was the son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster.John and his brothers Edward, Peter, Henry and Ferdinand, sister Isabella and half-brother Afonso, constitute what Portuguese historians have traditionally labelled the 'illustrious generation' (Ínclita Geração)