House of Aviz

Royal House of Aviz
Casa Real de Aviz
Country Portugal
Ancestral house Portuguese House of Burgundy
Titles
Founder John I
Final sovereign Anthony I
Founding 1385
Dissolution 1580
Cadet branches House of Braganza
Portuguese royalty
House of Avis

John I
Children
   Edward I
   Peter, Duke of Coimbra
   Henry the Navigator
   Isabella, Duchess of Burgundy
   John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz
   Ferdinand the Saint Prince
Grandchildren include
   Isabella, Queen of Portugal
Edward
Children
   Afonso V
   Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
   Eleanor, Holy Roman Empress
   Catherine
   Joan, Queen of Castile
Grandchildren include
   Manuel I
   Eleanor, Queen of Portugal
   Isabella, Duchess of Braganza
Great-Grandchildren include
   James, Duke of Braganza, Prince of Portugal
Afonso V
Children include
   John, Prince of Portugal
   Joan, Princess of Portugal
   John II
John II
   Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Portuguese royalty
House of Aviz-Beja

Manuel I
Children include
   Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and of Asturias
   John III
   Isabella, Holy Roman Empress
   Beatrice, Duchess of Savoy
   Louis, Duke of Beja
   Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso
   Cardinal-Infante Afonso
   Henry
   Edward, Duke of Guimarães
   Maria, Lady of Viseu
Grandchildren include
   Anthony (illegitimate)
   Maria, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza
   Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
Great-Great-Grandchildren include
   John IV
John III
Children include
   Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal and of Asturias
   John Manuel, Prince of Portugal
Grandchildren include
   Sebastian
Sebastian
Henry
Anthony

The House of Aviz (in the current spelling Avis; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈviʃ]) is a dynasty of kings of Portugal. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383-1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Peter I and Dona Teresa Lourenço as king. The descendants of king John I were still nominal masters of Aviz, though they were often replaced by other priests. With the death of John II, some claimed that a new branch of the House is inaugurated, with his cousin Manuel, Duke of Beja - hence, the branch of Aviz-Beja.

The House of Aviz was a branch of Portuguese House of Burgundy. The house of Aviz ended with the death of king Henry I in 1580. After a short struggle for the throne of Portugal the Crown of Portugal was taken by Philippine Royal House, though only in a personal union that did not formally end Portuguese independence. The Crown would return to a Portuguese dynasty in 1640 with the House of Braganza, itself a branch of the House of Aviz.

Kings of the House of Aviz


Royal Houses of Portugal
Houses
Portuguese House
of Burgundy

House of Aviz
House of Aviz-Beja
Portugueuse House
of Habsburg

House of Braganza
House of Braganza-Saxe
-Coburg and Gotha

King Anthony I was succeeded by half-Portuguese king Philip I of Portugal, also Philip II of Spain. Portugal and Spain would share a common monarch until 1640, upon the acclamation of the Duke of Bragança as John IV of Portugal.

See also

House of Aviz
Cadet branch of the Portuguese House of Burgundy
Vacant
Title last held by
Portuguese House of Burgundy
See Portuguese Interregnum

Ruling House of the Kingdom of Portugal

1385 – 1580
Succeeded by
Philippine Royal House