Aviz

The House of Aviz is a dynasty of kings of Portugal. In 1385, the Interregnum ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Pedro I and Dona Teresa Louren?o as king. The descendants of king John I were still nominal masters of Aviz, though they were often replaced by other priests. The house of Aviz ended with the death of king Henry I in 1580. 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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Kings of Portugal: REDIRECT List of Portuguese monarchs...

Interregnum: An interregnum is a period between kings, between popes of the Roman Catholic Church, or between consuls of the Roman Republic. It can also refer to the period between the pastorates of ministers in some Protestant churches, or generally, any gap in the continuity of a government, organization, or s...

Order of Aviz: Order of Aviz was a military body of Portuguese knights....