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| | Duke of Braganza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Duchy of Bragança was created in 1442 by king Afonso V of Portugal for his uncle Afonso, Count of Barcelos (natural son of John I of Portugal). | | | When his six-year-old nephew became King Afonso V of Portugal, Afonso of Braganza was the king's most cherished councillor. | | | Along with the duchies of Coimbra and Viseu created by João I for his sons Dom Pedro and Dom Henrique after their capture of Ceuta from the Moors in 1415, it is one of the first duchies of Portugal. |
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| | Portugal - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Portugal |
| | Afonso IV (ruled 1325–57) was chiefly occupied in wars with the Castilians and Moors, while his successor Pedro I, the Justicer (ruled 1357–67), endeavoured to lessen the power of the nobility and clergy. | | | Afonso III expelled the Moors from the Algarve, united it with his other territories in 1253, and strengthened his kingdom by his marriage to the daughter of Alfonso X of Castile. | | | Alfonso VI arranged for the marriage of his illegitimate daughter to the brother of the duke of Burgundy, and their son, Afonso I, had by 1140 established Portugal as his kingdom on a basis of de facto independence, and established the Burgundian line. |
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| | Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Duarte Pio of Bragança (born May 15, 1945) is the 24th Duke of Bragança and the presumptive heir to the throne of Portugal. | | | Duarte Pio was born during his father's exile in Switzerland. | | | In 1950 Portugal abolished the Ban Law, which excluded the Royal Family from the country, allowing the duke and his family to return. |
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| | Afonso V of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Afonso V was onlly six years old when he succeeded his father in 1438. | | | To secure his position as regent, in 1445 Pedro married his daughter, Isabel of Coimbra, princess of Portugal, to Afonso V. But in June 9, 1448, when the king came of age, Pedro had to surrender his power to Afonso V. The years of conspiracy by the duke of Braganza finally came to a head. | | | In September 15 of the same year, Afonso V nullified all the laws and edicts approved under the regency. |
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| | Articles - Catherine, Duchess of Braganza |
| | She was the second daughter of Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (son of Manuel I of Portugal) and was married to Duke John I of Braganza, a descendat of earlier Portuguese monarchs, and an important feudal prince in Portugal. | | | Catherine, Duchess of Braganza (English: Catherine) (1540 - 1614), was a claimant to the throne of Portugal following the death of King Henry I of Portugal in 1580. | | | Catarina of Portugal was the younger daughter of Prince D. Duarte of Portugal, Duke of Guimarães, king Henry's youngest brother, and his wife Isabel de Braganza. |
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| | Isabella of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | She was also great-great-granddaughter of Peter IV of Aragon and his wife Leonor of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso IV of Portugal, as well as of her half-brother Peter I of Portugal and his mistress Teresa Lourenço. | | | Her final set of grandparents were Afonso, Duke de Braganza, a son of John I of Portugal by Inez Perez, and his wife Beatriz Pereira, countess of Barcelos. | | | August 23, 1498) - married first Afonso of Portugal, after his death Manuel I of Portugal, died in childbirth, her child died 2 years later. |
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| | Abarbanel Wines The Abarbanel Family in Portugal |
| | Eventually the Braganza Family were to become the rulers of Portugal starting with King John IV of Braganza in 1640 up to 1910 and the rule of Manuel II, which ended with the establishment of Portugal as a republic. | | | The Duke of Braganza was able to win over Afonso V to his views and Don Pedro was declared a traitor. | | | When Afonso V became 14 years of age he was deemed old enough to rule in his own name. |
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| | Don Pedro de Alfaroubeira |
| | The Battle of Alfarrobeira took place on May 20, 1449, was a confrontation between the forces commanded by king Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, against the army of the rebellious Pedro, Duke of Coimbra. | | | Because of disagreements King Afonso V declared that Dom Pedro was rebel. | | | The result was a definite defeat and death of the duke of Coimbra and the establishment of the Bragança as the most powerful house of Portugal. |
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| | Firs Queen of Bristol |
| | From the time the Eighth Duke of Braganza became King John IV (1640) the House of Braganza continued to be the royal power in Portugal for 270 years or until 1910. | | | Catherine's father, Dom John, the Eighth Duke of Braganza, along with 40 revolutionaries (Restauradores), gloriously restored the independence of Portugal on the morning of December 1st, 1640. | | | By Manuel Luciano da Silva, M.D. The Queen of England, Catherine of Braganza, was born in Vila Viçosa, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, on November 25, 1638, on St. Catherine's Day. |
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| | From that time on until 1452 he was all powerful, per- verting the soul of Afonso V and inclining him to the Braganza party against his noble uncle the Infante Dom Pedro who was the Regent at the time. | | | Dom Pedro de Noronha had a powerful role in the politics of the time during the minority of King Afonso V. He belonged to a great family. | | | On her mother's side, Filipa came from the powerful family of Moniz which had been in close contact with the royal family since the twelfth century, when its founder, Egas Moniz, became Governor, under Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal. |
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| | Pero da Covilhã (English Version) |
| | Disillusioned and humiliated, King Afonso V returns to Portugal in 1478 where he renounces the Portuguese crown in favour of his son, King John II, and retires into religious life. | | | King John II’s main preoccupation is to continue with the Discoveries which had practically come to a standstill during the reign of Afonso V. In 1479, the new king and the Spanish monarchs sign the Treaty of Alcáçovas which reserves for Portugal the exclusive rights to sail beyond the Canary Islands. | | | He serves King Afonso V, first as valet and then as squire with rights to arms and a horse. |
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| | History of Madeira & Portugal |
| | The oldest daughter, Isabella of Aragon, was married to prince Afonso of Portugal since childhood. | | | King Afonso VI of Portugal abdicates due to illness and his brother becomes King Pedro II of Portugal. | | | King Duarte dies and his son Afonso V becomes the 12th King of Portugal at the age of 6. |
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| | Teodosio II, Duke of Braganza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Teodósio became duke in 1583 at his father's death and grew up to be a faithful servant of the Spanish king of Portugal. | | | Only when he had the crown tightly secured on his hands, did Philip, now I of Portugal, allowed the child's return. | | | João II, 8th Duke of Bragança (1604-1656), crowned king João IV of Portugal in December 1, 1640 |
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| | Articles - John I of Portugal |
| | In 1430, his only surviving daughter, Isabella, married the Philip III, duke of Burgundy and enjoyed an extremely refined court in his lands; she was the mother of Charles the Bold. | | | João I, acclaimed King of Portugal on 6 April 1385, born in Lisbon on 11 April 1357, and died in Lisbon on 14 August 1433, illegitimate son of Pedro I, King of Portugal, by Teresa Lourenço, | | | Isabel (1397-1471), married to Philip III, duke of Burgundy |
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| | Henry of Portugal |
| | One of the closest dynastic claimants was King Philip II of Spain who, in November 1580, sent the Duke of Alba to claim Portugal by force. | | | Lisbon soon fell, and Philip was elected King of Portugal on condition that the kingdom and its overseas territories would not become Spanish provinces. | | | The Cardinal-King died without having appointed a Council of Regency to choose a successor. |
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| | Articles - Aviz |
| | His domain would last until 1640, with the acclamation of the duke of Bragança as John IV of Portugal. | | | After a period of struggle for the throne of Portugal the Crown of Portugal was taken by the Spanish Habsburgs, even if only in a personal union that did not formally ended Portuguese independence. | | | The Crow would return to a Portuguese dinasty in 1640 with the House of Braganza. |
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| | Return to the Middle Ages |
| | Several years went by and his father, John, convinced him to marry a young Asturian noblewoman Constança de Noronha, who was 16. | | | In 1442 he had received from his father the castle of Bragança, thereby founding the House of Bragança. | | | One day John called Nuno Álvares Pereira, his faithful soldier, and proposed that Periera’s daughter, Brites, marry his son, Duarte, who was only eight at the time. |
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| | Portugal - Mill - oshow4 |
| | More importantly, the House of Braganza, albeit reluctantly at first, ruled Portugal from 1640 until the monarchy was abolished and the Republic instituted in 1910. | | | His wife bore three daughters, two of whom did not survive. | | | Hence, Nun' Alvarez Pereira was one of the ancestors of Catherine of Braganza who married Charles II and became Queen of England (in which role she introduced toast to the British!). |
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| | Search Encyclopedia.com |
| | Afonso IV of Portugal" to refine your search | | | Look up Afonso IV of Portugal on HighBeam™ Research. | | | Home > Search Results > Afonso IV of Portugal |
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| | Antonio, Prior of Crato - PLAAF.com |
| | In July 24, 1580, Anthony proclaimed himself King of Portugal in Santarém, followed by popular acclamation in several locations of the country; he governed in the continent during 20 days, until he was defeated in the Battle of Alcântara by the Spanish armies led by the Duke of Alba on August 25. | | | Anthony continued to fight until the end of his life for the restoration of independence of his country. | | | This made him the grandson of King Manuel I (1495-1521). |
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| | Duarte_of_Portugal LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER |
| | Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (1433-1470), father of Manuel I, king of Portugal | | | The expedition was not unanimously supported: Pedro, Duke of Coimbra and John, duke of Aveiro were both against the initiative; they preferred to avoid conflict with the king of Morocco. | | | The resulting attack on Tangier was successful, but at a great cost of men. |
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| | The Middle Ages in Chaves Portutgal |
| | Handed over to the first Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, as part of the dowry for his marriage to Teresa,the bastard daughter of the Leonese king, Chaves once more fell into the hands of the Moors, this time in 1129. | | | Alvares then included the town in the dowry of his daughter, Beatriz, when she took Afonso, illegitimate son of John I in marriage. | | | Afonso, who was already the count of Barcelos now became the first Duke of Braganza; thus Chaves became part of the House of Braganza, to which it belonged for centuries. |
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| | Alfonso V, king of Portugal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | The dismissal (1448) of Dom Pedro led to a civil war, in which the king& troops killed (1449) his uncle at Alfarrobeira. | | | During his minority there was a struggle for the regency between the queen mother and Alfonso’s uncle, Dom Pedro, duke of Coimbra. | | | The duke was triumphant (1440) and retained power after Alfonso was declared of age (1446) until the young king fell under the influence of Dom Pedro’s illegitimate half brother, Alfonso, duke of Braganza. |
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| | John_III_of_Portugal |
| | This good relation with the Catholic Church made it possible for John to name whomever he wanted to important religious positions in the country: his brothers Henry and Afonso were made Cardinals, and his natural son and definitively transferred the University from Lisbon to Coimbra in 1537. | | | The territory was divided in 15 captaincies (the capitanias) that were given to dignitary captains with obligations of defense, to populate them and to explore the resources. | | | The first Governor-General appointed by John III was Tomé de Sousa, who in 1549 founded the city of Bahia (known at the time as São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos - Holy Saviour of the Bay of All Saints). |
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| | TrekEarth Guimaraes Castle Door Photo |
| | This historic town is regarded as the birthplace of Portugal, because it was here in 1128 that Afonso Henriques became the first king of the country, which was still largely under Moorish control. | | | The town has many medieval buildings and fortifications, and has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. | | | One of the main attractions is the tiny Romanesque church where Afonso was allegedly baptised, and the imposing Palace of the first Duke of Braganza, built in the style of a French chateau. |
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| | 3) The children of Duke Friedrich of Wuerttemberg (*1961) and his wife Princess Marie zu Wied (*1973) | | | NEWS: will get a brother or a sister in November! | | | NEWS: will get a brother or a sister in January 2001! |
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| | A-Z Entries |
| | Afonso, count of Barcelos and duke of Braganza |
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