Henry, King of Portugal
Catholic cardinal; King of Portugal from 1578 to 1580 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry (Portuguese: Henrique [ẽˈʁikɨ]; 31 January 1512 – 31 January 1580), dubbed the Chaste (Portuguese: o Casto) and the Cardinal-King (Portuguese: o Cardeal-Rei), was king of Portugal and an inquisitor and cardinal of the Catholic Church, who ruled Portugal between 1578 and 1580. As a clergyman, he was bound to celibacy, and as such, had no children to succeed him, and thus put an end to the reigning House of Aviz. His death led to the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 and ultimately to the 60-year Iberian Union that saw Portugal share a monarch with Habsburg Spain. The next independent monarch of Portugal would be John IV, who restored the throne after 60 years of Spanish rule.
Henry | |
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Cardinal of the Catholic Church | |
King of Portugal | |
Reign | 4 August 1578 – 31 January 1580 |
Coronation | 28 August 1578, Lisbon |
Predecessor | Sebastian |
Successor | Anthony (disputed) or Philip I |
Born | 31 January 1512 Lisbon, Portugal |
Died | 31 January 1580 (aged 68) Almeirim, Portugal |
Burial | |
Dynasty | Aviz |
Father | Manuel I of Portugal |
Mother | Maria of Aragon |
Religion | Catholicism |