1383?1385 Crisis

Timeline

• 1383
• April – Princess Beatrice of Portugal (only child of king Fernando) marries king John I of Castile
• October 22 – King Fernando dies: dowager queen Leonor becomes regent in the name of Beatrice and John I
• The resistance starts, led by João, Great Master of Aviz: occupation of several castles
• 1384
• January – John I of Castile invades Portugal
• April – The Aviz party wins the battle of Atoleiros, but not decisively
• May – Lisbon is besieged by the Castilians; an embassy is sent to England
• July – A Portuguese fleet breaks the siege
• September 3 – John I and his army retreat to Castile
• Winter – Alvares Pereira and João of Aviz subdue pro-Castilian cities
• 1385
• Easter – The English allied troops arrive
• April 6 – João of Aviz is acclaimed king João I
• June – John I of Castile invades Portugal once again and in force, after the defeat of a punitive expedition in Trancoso
• August 14 – Battle of Aljubarrota: decisive Portuguese victory – end of the crisis