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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Portuguese succession crisis of 1580</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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.sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title"><div class="sidebar-pretitle" style="margin: -0.2em 0; font-size:69%; font-weight:normal;">Part of <a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_Portugal" title="Category:History of Portugal">a series</a> on the</div></th> </tr><tr> <th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style=""><a href="/wiki/History_of_Portugal" title="History of Portugal">History of <span class="fn org label">Portugal</span></a></th> </tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom: 0.4em; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Arms_of_Portugal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Royal_Arms_of_Portugal.svg/80px-Royal_Arms_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Royal_Arms_of_Portugal.svg/120px-Royal_Arms_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Royal_Arms_of_Portugal.svg/160px-Royal_Arms_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="580" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Portugal" title="Ancient Portugal">Ancient</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Iberia" title="Prehistoric Iberia">Prehistoric Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pre-Roman_peoples_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula">Pre-Roman Peoples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_conquest_of_Hispania" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman conquest of Hispania">Roman conquest of Hispania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Hispania" title="Romanization of Hispania">Romanization of Hispania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusitania" title="Lusitania">Lusitania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallaecia" title="Gallaecia">Gallaecia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Suebi" title="Kingdom of the Suebi">Suebic Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visigothic_Kingdom" title="Visigothic Kingdom">Visigothic Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spania" title="Spania">Spania</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="Portugal in the Middle Ages">Medieval</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Umayyad_conquest_of_Hispania" class="mw-redirect" title="Umayyad conquest of Hispania">Umayyad conquest of Hispania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Andalus" title="Al-Andalus">Al-Andalus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gharb_Al-Andalus" class="mw-redirect" title="Gharb Al-Andalus">Gharb Al-Andalus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Almoravid_dynasty" title="Almoravid dynasty">Almoravid dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Portugal" title="County of Portugal">County of Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Reconquista" title="Portugal in the Reconquista">Reconquista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_House_of_Burgundy" title="Portuguese House of Burgundy">Portuguese House of Burgundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1383%E2%80%931385_Crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="1383–1385 Crisis">1383–1385 Crisis</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;color: 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#ccc; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/24px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/32px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Portugal" title="Portal:Portugal">Portugal portal</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output 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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:History_of_Portugal" title="Template:History of Portugal"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:History_of_Portugal" title="Template talk:History of Portugal"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:History_of_Portugal" title="Special:EditPage/Template:History of Portugal"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Portuguese succession crisis of 1580</b> (<a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Crise de sucessão de 1580</i>) emerged as a result of the disappearance of young King <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_I_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sebastian I of Portugal">Sebastian I of Portugal</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Alc%C3%A1cer_Quibir" title="Battle of Alcácer Quibir">Battle of Alcácer Quibir</a> in 1578 and his successor and great-uncle <a href="/wiki/Henry,_King_of_Portugal" title="Henry, King of Portugal">Henry I</a> in 1580. As Sebastian and Henry lacked immediate heirs, a dynastic crisis unfolded, marked by internal conflicts and external contenders vying for the <a href="/wiki/King_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Portugal">Portuguese throne</a>. Ultimately, <a href="/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain" title="Philip II of Spain">Philip II of Spain</a> succeeded Henry I as King of Portugal, uniting the Portuguese and Spanish Crowns in the <a href="/wiki/Iberian_Union" title="Iberian Union">Iberian Union</a>. This <a href="/wiki/Personal_union" title="Personal union">personal union</a> endured for 60 years, during which the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Empire" title="Portuguese Empire">Portuguese Empire</a> faced decline and global challenges, notably the <a href="/wiki/Dutch%E2%80%93Portuguese_War" title="Dutch–Portuguese War">Dutch–Portuguese War</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Cardinal-King">The Cardinal-King</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The Cardinal-King"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the disastrous <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Alc%C3%A1cer_Quibir" title="Battle of Alcácer Quibir">Battle of Alcácer Quibir</a> in 1578, the Cardinal <a href="/wiki/Henry,_King_of_Portugal" title="Henry, King of Portugal">Henry</a>, Sebastian's grand-uncle, succeeded him as king.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Henry renounced his clerical offices and sought to take a bride for the continuation of the Aviz dynasty, but <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII" title="Pope Gregory XIII">Pope Gregory XIII</a>, affiliated with Philip II, did not release him from his vows.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 1580, when the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Cortes" title="Portuguese Cortes">Cortes</a> were assembled in <a href="/wiki/Almeirim" title="Almeirim">Almeirim</a> to decide upon an heir, the Cardinal-King died and the Regency of the Kingdom was assumed by a Council of five members.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Claimants_to_the_throne">Claimants to the throne</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Claimants to the throne"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_(Vertot,_1735).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_%28Vertot%2C_1735%29.png/250px-Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_%28Vertot%2C_1735%29.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="392" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_%28Vertot%2C_1735%29.png/375px-Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_%28Vertot%2C_1735%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_%28Vertot%2C_1735%29.png/500px-Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_%28Vertot%2C_1735%29.png 2x" data-file-width="846" data-file-height="1328" /></a><figcaption>An 18th-century engraving depicting the different claimants' familial relationship through <a href="/wiki/Manuel_I_of_Portugal" title="Manuel I of Portugal">Manuel I of Portugal</a>.</figcaption></figure><p> By this time the Portuguese throne was disputed by several claimants. Among them were:<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ranuccio_First_Farnese.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ranuccio Farnese Hereditary Duke of Parma"><img alt="Ranuccio Farnese Hereditary Duke of Parma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ranuccio_First_Farnese.jpg/98px-Ranuccio_First_Farnese.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ranuccio_First_Farnese.jpg/147px-Ranuccio_First_Farnese.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ranuccio_First_Farnese.jpg/196px-Ranuccio_First_Farnese.jpg 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="565" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Ranuccio_I_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma"><b>Ranuccio Farnese</b></a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Parma" title="Duke of Parma">Hereditary Duke of Parma</a></small></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Catarina_duquesa_braganza.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Catherine of Portugal Duchess of Braganza"><img alt="Catherine of Portugal Duchess of Braganza" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Catarina_duquesa_braganza.jpg/96px-Catarina_duquesa_braganza.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Catarina_duquesa_braganza.jpg/144px-Catarina_duquesa_braganza.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Catarina_duquesa_braganza.jpg/192px-Catarina_duquesa_braganza.jpg 2x" data-file-width="818" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Catarina_of_Portugal,_Duchess_of_Braganza" title="Catarina of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza"><b>Catherine of Portugal</b></a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Braganza" title="Duke of Braganza">Duchess of Braganza</a></small></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Philip II King of Spain"><img alt="Philip II King of Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg/97px-Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg" decoding="async" width="97" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg/146px-Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg/195px-Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2480" data-file-height="3051" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain" title="Philip II of Spain"><b>Philip II</b></a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/King_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Spain">King of Spain</a></small></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:D._Ant%C3%B3nio,_Prior_do_Crato.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="António of Portugal Prior of Crato"><img alt="António of Portugal Prior of Crato" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/D._Ant%C3%B3nio%2C_Prior_do_Crato.jpg/98px-D._Ant%C3%B3nio%2C_Prior_do_Crato.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/D._Ant%C3%B3nio%2C_Prior_do_Crato.jpg/148px-D._Ant%C3%B3nio%2C_Prior_do_Crato.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/D._Ant%C3%B3nio%2C_Prior_do_Crato.jpg/197px-D._Ant%C3%B3nio%2C_Prior_do_Crato.jpg 2x" data-file-width="246" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio,_Prior_of_Crato" title="António, Prior of Crato"><b>António of Portugal</b></a><br /><small>Prior of Crato</small></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emmanuel_Philibert,_Duke_of_Savoy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy"><img alt="Emmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Emmanuel_Philibert%2C_Duke_of_Savoy.jpg/92px-Emmanuel_Philibert%2C_Duke_of_Savoy.jpg" decoding="async" width="92" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Emmanuel_Philibert%2C_Duke_of_Savoy.jpg/138px-Emmanuel_Philibert%2C_Duke_of_Savoy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Emmanuel_Philibert%2C_Duke_of_Savoy.jpg/185px-Emmanuel_Philibert%2C_Duke_of_Savoy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="377" data-file-height="490" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Philibert,_Duke_of_Savoy" title="Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy"><b>Emmanuel Philibert</b></a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Savoy" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke of Savoy">Duke of Savoy</a></small></div></div> </li> </ul><p>The descendants of the Duchess of Braganza obtained the throne in 1640 (in the person of her grandson <a href="/wiki/John_IV_of_Portugal" title="John IV of Portugal">John IV of Portugal</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but in 1580, she was only one of several possible heirs. The heir by <a href="/wiki/Primogeniture" title="Primogeniture">primogeniture</a> was her nephew Ranuccio Farnese, being the son of Catherine's late older sister <a href="/wiki/Infanta_Maria_of_Guimar%C3%A3es" class="mw-redirect" title="Infanta Maria of Guimarães">Maria</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Disney193_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disney193-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by his siblings; then the Duchess herself and her children; and only after them, King Philip. Philip II was a foreigner (although <a href="/wiki/Isabella_of_Portugal" title="Isabella of Portugal">his mother</a> was Portuguese) and descended from Manuel I by a female line;<sup id="cite_ref-Livermore158_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livermore158-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as for Anthony, although he was Manuel I's grandson in the male line, he was of illegitimate birth.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The heir by primogeniture, 11-year-old Ranuccio Farnese, Hereditary Duke of Parma and Piacenza, was the grandson of <a href="/wiki/Infante_Edward,_4th_Duke_of_Guimar%C3%A3es" class="mw-redirect" title="Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães">Infante Duarte of Portugal</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the only son of Manuel I whose legitimate descendants survived at that time. However, his father <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma" title="Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma">Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma</a> was an ally of the Spanish king, another contender, so Ranuccio's rights were not claimed at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ranuccio became reigning Duke of Parma in 1592. </p><p>Instead, Ranuccio's maternal aunt Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, asserted her claim as the daughter of Infante Duarte. Catherine was married to <a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_I,_Duke_of_Braganza" title="João I, Duke of Braganza">João I, Duke of Braganza</a> (descendant in male line from <a href="/wiki/Afonso_I,_Duke_of_Braganza" title="Afonso I, Duke of Braganza">Afonso I, Duke of Braganza</a>, an illegitimate son of King <a href="/wiki/John_I_of_Portugal" title="John I of Portugal">John I of Portugal</a>), who himself was grandson of the late Duke <a href="/wiki/Jaime_I,_Duke_of_Braganza" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaime I, Duke of Braganza">Jaime of Braganza</a>, also a legitimate heir of Portugal, being the son of <a href="/wiki/Isabel_of_Viseu" title="Isabel of Viseu">Infanta Isabella</a>, sister of Manuel I and daughter of <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand,_Duke_of_Viseu" title="Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu">Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu</a>, second son of <a href="/wiki/Edward,_King_of_Portugal" title="Edward, King of Portugal">King Duarte I</a>. The duchess also had a son, <a href="/wiki/Teod%C3%B3sio_II,_Duke_of_Braganza" title="Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza">Dom Teodósio de Braganza</a>, who would be her royal heir and successor to the throne. Catherine's relatively strong claim was bolstered by her residency in Portugal. Although she was Henry's preferred successor,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> her bid for queenship ultimately failed due to her sex, the powerful influence of Philip II, and the unpopularity of her husband.<sup id="cite_ref-Disney193_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disney193-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to primogeniture, the line of succession of the Portuguese throne would have been: </p> <ol><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ranuccio_I_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma">Ranuccio Farnese, Hereditary Duke of Parma</a></b> and his siblings <a href="/wiki/Odoardo_Farnese_(cardinal)" title="Odoardo Farnese (cardinal)">Odoardo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Margherita_Farnese" title="Margherita Farnese">Margherita</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Catherine,_Duchess_of_Braganza" class="mw-redirect" title="Catherine, Duchess of Braganza">Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza</a></b> and her children</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain" title="Philip II of Spain">Philip II of Spain</a></b> and his children</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Maria_of_Austria,_Holy_Roman_Empress" title="Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress">Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress</a></b>, Philip's sister, and her children</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Philibert,_Duke_of_Savoy" title="Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy">Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy</a></b> and his children (son of <a href="/wiki/Beatrice_of_Portugal,_Duchess_of_Savoy" title="Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy">Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy</a>, daughter of <a href="/wiki/Manuel_I_of_Portugal" title="Manuel I of Portugal">Manuel I</a>)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Genealogical_summary">Genealogical summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Genealogical summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Claimants following King Henry I's death (1580) </p> <table style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; margin: 0 auto; font-size:85%;"> <tbody><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" 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colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Manuel_I_of_Portugal" title="Manuel I of Portugal">MANUEL I</a><br />14th K.Portugal</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Isabella_of_Viseu" class="mw-redirect" title="Isabella of Viseu">Isabella<br />of Viseu</a></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Fernando_II,_Duke_of_Braganza" title="Fernando II, Duke of Braganza">Ferdinand II</a><br />3rd D.Braganza</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" 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style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td 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rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/John_III_of_Portugal" title="John III of Portugal">JOHN III</a><br />15th K.Portugal</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Isabella_of_Portugal" title="Isabella of Portugal">Isabella</a><br />m.<a href="/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" title="Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor">Charles V</a><br />Emp.& K.Spain</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Beatrice,_Duchess_of_Savoy" class="mw-redirect" title="Beatrice, Duchess of Savoy">Beatrice</a><br />m.<a href="/wiki/Charles_III,_Duke_of_Savoy" title="Charles III, Duke of Savoy">Charles III</a><br />D.Savoy</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Infante_Lu%C3%ADs,_Duke_of_Beja" class="mw-redirect" title="Infante Luís, Duke of Beja">Louis</a><br />5th D.Beja</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Henry,_King_of_Portugal" title="Henry, King of Portugal">HENRY I</a><br />Cardinal, dwi<br />17th K.Portugal</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Infante_Edward,_4th_Duke_of_Guimar%C3%A3es" class="mw-redirect" title="Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães">Edward I</a><br />4th D.Guimarães</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Isabella_of_Barcelos" class="mw-redirect" title="Isabella of Barcelos">Isabella</a> of<br />Braganza</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Teod%C3%B3sio_I,_Duke_of_Braganza" title="Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza">Teodósio I</a><br />5th D.Braganza<br />3rd D.Guimarães</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px dotted;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o,_Crown_Prince_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="João, Crown Prince of Portugal">John</a><br />Prince</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Joan of Spain">Joan</a></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain" title="Philip II of Spain">Philip II/I</a><br />K.Spain<br /><b>Candidate</b><br />19th K.Portugal</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Philibert,_Duke_of_Savoy" title="Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy">Emmanuel</a> Filiberto<br />D.Savoy<br /><b>Candidate</b></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_I_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="António I of Portugal">António I</a><br />Prior of Crato<br /><b>Candidate</b><br />18th K.Portugal</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Infanta_Maria_of_Guimar%C3%A3es" class="mw-redirect" title="Infanta Maria of Guimarães">Maria</a><br />m.<a href="/wiki/Alexander_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma" title="Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma">Alexander</a><br />D.Parma</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Duarte_II,_5th_Duke_of_Guimar%C3%A3es" class="mw-redirect" title="Duarte II, 5th Duke of Guimarães">Edward II</a><br />5th D.Guimarães<br />dwi</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Catherine,_Duchess_of_Braganza" class="mw-redirect" title="Catherine, Duchess of Braganza">Catherine</a><br /><b>Candidate</b></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/John,_6th_Duke_of_Braganza" class="mw-redirect" title="John, 6th Duke of Braganza">John I</a><br />6th D.Braganza<br /><b>Candidate</b></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_I_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sebastian I of Portugal">SEBASTIAN I</a><br />16th K.Portugal<br />dwi</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Ranuccio_I_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma">Ranuccio Farnese</a><br />D.Parma<br /><b>Candidate</b></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Teodosio_II,_Duke_of_Braganza" class="mw-redirect" title="Teodosio II, Duke of Braganza">Teodósio II</a><br />7th D.Braganza</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" 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rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/John_IV_of_Portugal" title="John IV of Portugal">John II/IV</a><br />8th D.Braganza<br />6th D.Guimarães<br />22nd K. Portugal</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> </tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anonymous_-_Portrait_de_Catherine_de_M%C3%A9dicis_(1519-1589),_reine_de_France_-_P2127_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Anonymous_-_Portrait_de_Catherine_de_M%C3%A9dicis_%281519-1589%29%2C_reine_de_France_-_P2127_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg/150px-Anonymous_-_Portrait_de_Catherine_de_M%C3%A9dicis_%281519-1589%29%2C_reine_de_France_-_P2127_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Anonymous_-_Portrait_de_Catherine_de_M%C3%A9dicis_%281519-1589%29%2C_reine_de_France_-_P2127_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg/225px-Anonymous_-_Portrait_de_Catherine_de_M%C3%A9dicis_%281519-1589%29%2C_reine_de_France_-_P2127_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Anonymous_-_Portrait_de_Catherine_de_M%C3%A9dicis_%281519-1589%29%2C_reine_de_France_-_P2127_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg/300px-Anonymous_-_Portrait_de_Catherine_de_M%C3%A9dicis_%281519-1589%29%2C_reine_de_France_-_P2127_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3022" data-file-height="3912" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Catherine_de%27_Medici" title="Catherine de' Medici">Catherine de' Medici</a> claimed the Portuguese Throne, but her claim was widely rejected.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_Claimants">Other Claimants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other Claimants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Catherine_de%27_Medici" title="Catherine de' Medici">Catherine de' Medici</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_mother" title="Queen mother">Queen mother</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_France" title="Kingdom of France">France</a>, used a claimed descendance from <a href="/wiki/Afonso_III_of_Portugal" title="Afonso III of Portugal">King Afonso III of Portugal</a> from his first marriage with <a href="/wiki/Matilda_II,_Countess_of_Boulogne" title="Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne">Matilda, Countess of Boulogne</a> to advance with a claim to the Portuguese Throne.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her claim was likely only presented to entice Philip to offer compensation for its withdrawal.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDyer1877411_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDyer1877411-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She later aided António, providing him with a French fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a>, at the time <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII" title="Pope Gregory XIII">Gregory XIII</a>, also had a claim to the Portuguese Throne, since <a href="/wiki/Henry,_King_of_Portugal" title="Henry, King of Portugal">King Henry</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)" title="Cardinal (Catholic Church)">Cardinal</a> and the inheritance of all cardinals reverts to the Church.<sup id="cite_ref-Stephens278_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stephens278-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pope claimed it was his right to have the Kingdom of Portugal, as well as a property that had belonged to the King. </p><p>Neither claim was seriously considered.<sup id="cite_ref-Stephens278_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stephens278-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="António_of_Portugal_and_Philip_of_Spain"><span id="Ant.C3.B3nio_of_Portugal_and_Philip_of_Spain"></span>António of Portugal and Philip of Spain</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: António of Portugal and Philip of Spain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Portuguese_Succession" title="War of the Portuguese Succession">War of the Portuguese Succession</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio,_Prior_of_Crato" title="António, Prior of Crato">António, Prior of Crato</a> (1531–1595) was a claimant of the Portuguese throne during the 1580 crisis and, according to some historians,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Portuguese_monarchs" title="List of Portuguese monarchs">King of Portugal</a> (during a short time in 1580 in mainland Portugal, and since then until 1583, in the <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a>). António was the illegitimate son of <a href="/wiki/Infante_Louis,_Duke_of_Beja" class="mw-redirect" title="Infante Louis, Duke of Beja">Infante Luis</a> (1506–1555), and therefore grandson of King <a href="/wiki/Manuel_I_of_Portugal" title="Manuel I of Portugal">Manuel I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Livermore158_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livermore158-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was precisely because of his illegitimacy that his claim to the throne was weak and considered invalid.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Philip II of Spain managed to bring the aristocracy of the kingdom as support to his side.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the aristocracy, a <a href="/wiki/Personal_union" title="Personal union">personal union</a> with <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> would prove highly profitable for Portugal at a time when the state finances were suffering.<sup id="cite_ref-Marques314_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marques314-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> António tried to seduce the people for his cause, comparing the present situation to that of the <a href="/wiki/1383%E2%80%931385_Crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="1383–1385 Crisis">Crisis of 1385</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEStephens1891281_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEStephens1891281-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then—just as in 1580—the king of <a href="/wiki/Crown_of_Castile" title="Crown of Castile">Castile</a> had invoked blood descent to inherit the Portuguese throne; and the Master of Aviz (<a href="/wiki/John_I_of_Portugal" title="John I of Portugal">John I</a>), illegitimate son of King <a href="/wiki/Peter_I_of_Portugal" title="Peter I of Portugal">Peter I</a>, asserted his right to the throne at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Aljubarrota" title="Battle of Aljubarrota">Battle of Aljubarrota</a>, which ended in a victory for John's troops, and in the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Cortes" title="Portuguese Cortes">Cortes</a> of <a href="/wiki/Coimbra" title="Coimbra">Coimbra</a> in 1385. </p><p>In June 1580,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> António proclaimed himself <a href="/wiki/List_of_Portuguese_monarchs" title="List of Portuguese monarchs">King of Portugal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santar%C3%A9m,_Portugal" title="Santarém, Portugal">Santarém</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by acclamation in several locations throughout the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Marques314_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marques314-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His domestic government lasted until 25 August 1580, when he was defeated in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Alc%C3%A2ntara_(1580)" title="Battle of Alcântara (1580)">Battle of Alcântara</a> by Habsburg armies led by the <a href="/wiki/Fernando_%C3%81lvarez_de_Toledo,_3rd_Duke_of_Alba" title="Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba">Duke of Alba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the fall of Lisbon, he purported to rule the country from <a href="/wiki/Terceira_Island" title="Terceira Island">Terceira Island</a>, in the Azores, where he established a government in exile until 1583.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some authors consider António the last monarch of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Aviz" title="House of Aviz">House of Aviz</a> (instead of Cardinal-King Henry) and the 18th King of Portugal. His government in Terceira island was only recognized in the Azores, whereas on the continent and in the <a href="/wiki/Madeira_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Madeira Islands">Madeira Islands</a> power was exercised by Philip II, who was acclaimed king in 1580 as Philip I of Portugal and recognized as official king by the Cortes of <a href="/wiki/Tomar" title="Tomar">Tomar</a> in 1581.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new king's election was carried on condition that the kingdom and its overseas territories should remain separate from Spain and keep their own laws and Cortes.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After his defeat in the Azores, António went into exile in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>—traditional enemy of the Habsburgs—and courted the support of <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An invasion was attempted in 1589 under Sir <a href="/wiki/Francis_Drake" title="Francis Drake">Francis Drake</a>—leading the so-called <a href="/wiki/English_Armada" title="English Armada">English Armada</a>—but ended in failure.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> António continued to fight until the end of his life for his rights to the throne.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Consequences">Consequences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Consequences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Dutch%E2%80%93Portuguese_War" title="Dutch–Portuguese War">Dutch–Portuguese War</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marco_Tulio_Catizone_(Les_Imposteurs_Insignes,_Jean_Baptiste_de_Rocoles,_1728).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Marco_Tulio_Catizone_%28Les_Imposteurs_Insignes%2C_Jean_Baptiste_de_Rocoles%2C_1728%29.png/220px-Marco_Tulio_Catizone_%28Les_Imposteurs_Insignes%2C_Jean_Baptiste_de_Rocoles%2C_1728%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="365" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Marco_Tulio_Catizone_%28Les_Imposteurs_Insignes%2C_Jean_Baptiste_de_Rocoles%2C_1728%29.png/330px-Marco_Tulio_Catizone_%28Les_Imposteurs_Insignes%2C_Jean_Baptiste_de_Rocoles%2C_1728%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Marco_Tulio_Catizone_%28Les_Imposteurs_Insignes%2C_Jean_Baptiste_de_Rocoles%2C_1728%29.png/440px-Marco_Tulio_Catizone_%28Les_Imposteurs_Insignes%2C_Jean_Baptiste_de_Rocoles%2C_1728%29.png 2x" data-file-width="793" data-file-height="1314" /></a><figcaption>Marco Tulio Catizone from <a href="/wiki/Calabria" title="Calabria">Calabria</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/Impostor" class="mw-redirect" title="Impostor">impostors</a> who claimed to be King Sebastian</figcaption></figure> <p>The matter of whether Portugal was actually invaded by Spain is contested. Philip II had a legitimate claim to the throne, but as with many other dynastic struggles of the age, it was shrouded in controversy. In any case, the Habsburg kings maintained Portugal's status and gave excellent positions to Portuguese nobles in the Spanish <a href="/wiki/Court_(royal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Court (royal)">Court</a>, and Portugal maintained an independent law, currency and government.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Portugal saw its wealth and cultural individuality gradually decreasing.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Empire" title="Portuguese Empire">Portuguese colonies</a> came under sustained attack from their enemies, especially the Dutch and English.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sixty years after these events, John II, Duke of Braganza (1603–1656) accepted the throne offered by the Portuguese nobility, who had become frustrated under Habsburg rule, becoming <a href="/wiki/John_IV_of_Portugal" title="John IV of Portugal">John IV of Portugal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown, and son of <a href="/wiki/Teod%C3%B3sio_II,_Duke_of_Braganza" title="Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza">Teodósio II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Braganza" title="Duke of Braganza">Duke of Braganza</a> (who died insane in 1630). John was raised to the throne of Portugal (of which he was then held to be the legitimate heir) during the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Restoration_War" title="Portuguese Restoration War">Portuguese Restoration War</a> against King <a href="/wiki/Philip_IV_of_Spain" title="Philip IV of Spain">Philip IV of Spain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were many <a href="/wiki/Impostor" class="mw-redirect" title="Impostor">impostors</a> who claimed to be King Sebastian,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> variously in 1584, 1585, 1595, and 1598. "<a href="/wiki/Sebastianism" title="Sebastianism">Sebastianism</a>", the legend that the young king would return to Portugal on a foggy day persisted for years, and was even strong into the 1800s.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Henry had previously served as regent for the king from 1562 to 1568.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The exact date of António's proclamation as king varies across sources, ranging between June 17th and June 24th.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, p. 158; <a href="#CITEREFStephens1891">Stephens 1891</a>, p. 257</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, pp. 152–153</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, pp. 229–230; <a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, p. 176</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, p. 160-161; <a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, pp. 193–195</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLardner1833">Lardner 1833</a>, pp. 208–209; <a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, p. 227</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, pp. 218–221</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Disney193-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Disney193_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Disney193_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, p. 193</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Livermore158-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Livermore158_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Livermore158_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, p. 158</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, p. 192</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 312</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, p. 192; <a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 312</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, p. 226; <a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 313</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, p. 208; <a href="#CITEREFStephens1891">Stephens 1891</a>, p. 278</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDyer1877411-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDyer1877411_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDyer1877">Dyer 1877</a>, p. 411.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFStephens1891">Stephens 1891</a>, pp. 284–285; <a href="#CITEREFLivermore1947">Livermore 1947</a>, p. 269</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Stephens278-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Stephens278_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stephens278_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFStephens1891">Stephens 1891</a>, p. 278</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, p. 196</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 313</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, pp. 226–227; <a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, p. 159</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Marques314-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Marques314_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Marques314_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 314</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEStephens1891281-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEStephens1891281_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFStephens1891">Stephens 1891</a>, p. 281.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, p. 195; <a href="#CITEREFDyer1877">Dyer 1877</a>, p. 408; <a href="#CITEREFLardner1833">Lardner 1833</a>, p. 213; <a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, p. 207</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDisney2009">Disney 2009</a>, pp. 195–196; <a href="#CITEREFLardner1833">Lardner 1833</a>, pp. 214–215; <a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, p. 281</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, pp. 314–315</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, p. 163</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFStephens1891">Stephens 1891</a>, pp. 283–284</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 315</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLardner1833">Lardner 1833</a>, pp. 219–220; <a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, p. 165</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLivermore1947">Livermore 1947</a>, p. 270</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, pp. 315–317</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, pp. 323–324</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 320</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, p. 325</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo1889">McMurdo 1889</a>, pp. 378–388; <a href="#CITEREFLivermore1947">Livermore 1947</a>, p. 324</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarques1976">Marques 1976</a>, pp. 318–319; <a href="#CITEREFLivermore1969">Livermore 1969</a>, pp. 166–167</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSuárez1991" class="citation journal cs1">Suárez, José I. 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