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2 days ago · Although much outnumbered, the Portuguese won the great Battle of Aljubarrota (August 14, 1385), in which the Castilian chivalry was dispersed and John of Castile himself barely escaped. The victory assured John I of his kingdom and made him a desirable ally.
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Poland - Augustus II, Baroque, Enlightenment: A personal...
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Manuel II (born Nov. 15, 1889, Lisbon, Port.—died July 2,...
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5 days ago · Poland - Augustus II, Baroque, Enlightenment: A personal union with Saxony, where Augustus II was a strong ruler, seemed at first to offer some advantages to Poland. A king with a power base of his own might reform the Commonwealth, which was still a huge state and potentially a great power.
Jun 28, 2024 · Manuel II (born Nov. 15, 1889, Lisbon, Port.—died July 2, 1932, Twickenham, London, Eng.) was the king of Portugal from 1908 to 1910, when the republic was declared. Manuel was the younger son of King Charles and Queen Marie Amélie.
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Jun 20, 2024 · King of Portugal r. 1185–1211: Dulce of Aragon 1160–1198: Philip I 1143–1191 Count of Flanders: Theresa c. 1157 –1218: Odo III 1166–1218 Duke of Burgundy: Alfonso IX 1171–1230 King of León and Galicia: Theresa 1178–1250: Sancha c. 1182 –1229 Lady of Alenquer: Afonso II 1185–1223 King of Portugal r. 1211–1223: Urraca of ...
Jun 24, 2024 · One of the primary reasons that Columbus was rejected by Portugal was financial. Columbus offered to sail directly west to reach the Indies and Cathay, otherwise known as China. However, King John II rejected the proposal because he believed Columbus had miscalculated the distance of the trip.
Jul 1, 2024 · Augusta Viktoria was the daughter of Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and a second cousin to Manuel through their mutual descent from Queen Maria II of Portugal.
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1 day ago · Never a true monarchist, Salazar nevertheless gained most of the monarchists' support, as Manuel II of Portugal, the exiled and deposed last king of Portugal, always endorsed Salazar. Later, in 1932, it was due to Salazar's actions that the deposed king was given a state funeral.
