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Hace 2 días · Philip II of Spain assumed the Portuguese throne and was crowned Philip I of Portugal on 17 July 1580 (recognized as king by the Portuguese Cortes of Tomar) and a near sixty-year personal union under the rule of the Philippine Dynasty began.
15 de jun. de 2024 · Sebastian 1554–1578 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 ...
25 de jun. de 2024 · Philip II, king of Spain (1556–98) and Portugal (1580–98) who was a champion of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation. During his reign the Spanish empire attained its greatest power, extent, and influence, though he lost the ‘Invincible Armada’ in the attempted invasion of England (1588).
- Philip II was a member of the Habsburg dynasty. He served as king of the Spaniards from 1556 to 1598 and as king of the Portuguese (as Philip I) fr...
- Philip II was born on May 21, 1527, in Valladolid, Spain. Philip was the son of Charles V—the reigning Holy Roman emperor—and Isabella of Portugal....
- Philip II is remembered both for his failures and for his successes. As a ruler, Philip was stubborn, bitter, and paranoid—and his court was no bet...
- Philip II married four times and was four times a widower. The son of his first wife, Maria of Portugal, died in prison in 1568. His second wife, M...
Hace 3 días · Portugal traces its national origin to 24 June 1128, the date of the Battle of São Mamede. Afonso proclaimed himself Prince of Portugal after this battle and in 1139, he assumed the title King of Portugal. In 1143, the Kingdom of León recognised him as King of Portugal by the Treaty of Zamora.
Hace 6 días · Sebastian and some 8,000 of his forces were killed, some 15,000 were captured, and only a handful escaped. Sebastian was succeeded by his great-uncle, Cardinal Henry (1578–80), a brother of John III.
25 de jun. de 2024 · The death (August 1578) without heirs of his nephew, King Sebastian of Portugal, opened up the prospect of Philip’s succession to Portugal. He had to conquer (1580) by force what he regarded as his just, hereditary rights, but the rest of Europe was alarmed at this growth in Spanish power.
14 de jun. de 2024 · Philip became King of Portugal in 1581, when he was crowned as Philip I of Portugal and was recognized as such by the Cortes of Tomar. In 1580, the direct line of the Portuguese royal family had ended when Sebastian of Portugal died following a disastrous campaign in Morocco.
