List of Portuguese monarchs

This is a List of Portuguese monarchs from the independence of Portugal from León in 1128-29 to the proclamation of the Republic in October 5 1910. Afonso Henriques proclaimed himself king in 1139. Ten years earlier he had proclaimed himself prince. His rule was recognized in 1143 by the Kingdom of Leon and in 1179 by the pope. The list includes the Houses of Burgundy (or Afonsine), Aviz, Philippine (or Habsburg) and Braganza.

House of Braganza

The House of Braganza traced its origins to 1442 when the Duchy of Braganza was created by Alphonzo V and offered to his uncle Alphonzo, son of John I. The royal lineage of Dukes that followed intercrossed with the House of Aviz and became one of the most important noble families of the country. Catherine, granddaughter of Manuel I, Duchess of Braganza by marriage to João, 6th Duke of Braganza, crossed the two houses again in 1565. In 1580 she was one of the claimants to the throne, but lost it to Philip II of Spain.

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House of Braganza - 1442 - 1565 - 1580

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In 1640 with the Restoration of Independence, John, grandson of Catherine and 8th Duke of Braganza, was acknowledged as the legitimate heir to the throne as the great great grandson of Manuel I. The fourth dynasty saw the growth of the importance of Brazilian gold, the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the Napoleonic invasion, the independence of Brazil and a civil war followed by Liberalism.

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1755 Lisbon earthquake - Liberalism

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The growth of a republican movement during the end of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th culminated in the 1908 assassination of the penultimate King of Portugal, Charles I, and two years later in the 1910 republican revolution that forced Manuel II into exile, thus putting an end to the Portuguese fourth dynasty. The House of Braganza continues unofficially until today, and the title of Duke of Braganza is still used by Duarte Pio, the 24th Duke of Bragança and the presumptive heir to the throne of Portugal.

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1908 - 1910 - Duarte Pio

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House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

With the marriage of Mary II, Queen of Portugal, to Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha during the 4th Dynasty, the House of Braganza continued (according to some historians) as the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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The chronology of leaders of Portugal continues on Presidents of Portugal.

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