Talk:1580 Portuguese succession crisis
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It nonsense to claim that "Spain invaded Portugal". This is not true. Philip II was the strongest of other candidates, and his force serve as a good persuasion. He was truly a Portuguese King, not a foreign dominator. maybe the same cannot b said about his son and grandson. --BBird 21:25, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
- I've tidied this page up and included the point about Invasion or No invasion.--shtove 13:09, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Move request
This page should be moved to 1578-1580 Portuguese succession crisis or something like it. Struggle for the throne of Portugal is too poetical and no one knows it with this name. Joaopais 18:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
Surely it would be more enclopaedic to call this article "Portuguese Succession Crisis", it sounds more historical than the current "Struggle for the throne of Portugal". In any instance, I agree that it should be moved to a more appropriate title. --Matthewcollins1989 19:36, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "old feudal custom"
What exactly is the precedent for the "old feudal custom" that Rainuccio was the heir? It seems to me that he was certainly the heir by male-preference cognatic primogeniture, but there is no particular reason to think that this particular form of inheritance was preferred in Portugal. The only time there was a chance to try it out, in 1383, it resulted in a bastard line, the Aviz, taking the throne, to the detriment of the proper heiress. Also, why so much attention to the Parmesan and Braganza claims, when the real struggle was between the Prior of Crato and Philip of Spain? john k 15:49, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
