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16 hours ago · In 1640, John IV of Portugal became the first Braganza to reign as King of Portugal, starting the Portuguese Restoration War. The seventh Duke, Teodósio II, became famous at a young age, having been made page to King Sebastião I and having marched into the Battle of Alcácer Quibir, [19] alongside the King and his uncle, Jaime of Braganza, at the age of ten.
2 days ago · In 1807 Napoleon I invaded Portugal, a British ally, largely to tighten the European blockade of Great Britain. The Portuguese prince regent Dom João (later King John VI [João VI]) decided to take refuge in Brazil, making it the only colony to serve as the seat of government for its mother country.
4 days ago · Portugal under Peter’s son John V (1706–50) attained a degree of prosperity unknown since the restoration of independence from Spain. The tax of a royal fifth levied on the precious metals and stones of Brazil gave the monarchy an independent source of wealth.
4 days ago · Translation: Alexander VI, 9 July 1492, Pope Innocent VIII, at the request of Cardinal Borja and the Catholic Monarchs, raised the Valencian See to the rank of metropolitan, making Rodrigo of Borja the first Archbishop of Valencia 1492–1503.
18 hours ago · The French minister, Armand-Jean du Plessis, cardinal et duc de Richelieu, already had agents in Lisbon, and a leader was found in John, duke of Bragança, a grandson of the duchess Catherine (niece of John III) whose claims had been overridden in 1580 by Philip II of Spain.
3 days ago · In 1383 John I of Castile, Beatrice of Portugal, and Ferdinand I of Portugal claimed the throne of Portugal. John of Aviz, later John I of Portugal, defeated the Castilians in the Battle of Aljubarrota, and the House of Aviz became the ruling house.
4 days ago · Historian's Curiosity. John III of Portugal. 2024.07.02. John III was King of Portugal (1502-1557). He was also called the “Pious King”. Like Spain at the time, he took strict measures against the Jews, forbidding them to convert to Christianity under false pretenses. He also promoted measures to ban Protestantism in the country.
