Kingdom of Portugal
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| Anthem: O Hino da Carta (from 1834) | |||||
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| Capital | Lisbon¹ | ||||
| Language(s) | Portuguese | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| King | |||||
| - 1139-1185 | Afonso I | ||||
| - 1908-1910 | Manuel II | ||||
| History | |||||
| - Established | 26 July, 1139 | ||||
| - Peninsular War | 1808-1814 | ||||
| - Brazilian suzerainty | 1815 | ||||
| - Brazilian independence | October 12, 1822 | ||||
| - Revolution | 5 October, 1910 | ||||
| Currency | Real (from 1433) | ||||
| ¹ Capital moved to Rio de Janeiro 1808-1815. | |||||
The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the Iberian Peninsula, in Europe, that existed from 1139 to 1910. The realm became generally known as the Portuguese Empire since 1415, traditionally referring to its vast colonial possessions.
[edit] History
The Second County of Portugal (1093-1139), sucessor to the First County of Portugal (868-1071), became a kingdom on 26 July 1139 when Afonso I was proclaimed king of Portugal.
On 5 October 1910 in Lisbon, it was officially transformed into a republic following a revolution.
[edit] Rulers
House of Burgundy (1139 - 1385)
- Afonso I (1139 - 1185)
- Sancho I (1185 - 1211)
- Afonso II (1211 - 1223)
- Sancho II (1223 - 1247)
- Afonso III (1247 - 1279)
- Denis I (1279 - 1325)
- Afonso IV (1325 - 1357)
- Peter I (1357 - 1367)
- Ferdinand I (1367 - 1383)
- Beatrice (1383 - 1385)
House of Aviz (1385 - 1580)
- John I (1385 - 1433)
- Eduard I (1433 - 1438)
- Afonso V (1438 - 1481)
- John II (1481 - 1495)
- Manuel I (1495 - 1525)
- John III (1525 - 1557)
- Sebastian I (1557 - 1578)
- Cardinal Henry (1578 - 1580)
- Anthony I (1580)
Portuguese House of Habsburg (1581 - 1598)
House of Braganza (1640 - 1836)
- John IV (1640-1656)
- Afonso VI (1656 - 1683)
- Peter II (1683 - 1706)
- John V (1706 - 1750)
- Joseph I (1750 - 1777)
- Peter III (1777 - 1786)
- Maria I (1777 - 1816)
- John VI (1816 - 1826)
- Peter IV (1826)
- Maria II (1826 - 1828)
- Miguel I (1828 - 1834)
- Maria II (1834 - 1836)
House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1836 - 1910)
- Maria II (1836 - 1853)
- Ferdinand II (1836 - 1853)
- Pedro V (1853 - 1861)
- Louis I (1861 - 1889)
- Carlos I (1889 - 1908)
- Manuel II (1908 - 1910)
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