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António, Prior of Crato (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu]; 1531 – 26 August 1595), sometimes called "The Determined", "The Fighter", "The Independentist" or "The Resistant", was a grandson of King Manuel I of Portugal who claimed the Portuguese throne during the 1580 dynastic crisis.
It is really only after 1441 that the term Prior do Crato began being commonly used. The most famous person to hold this position was probably António, Prior of Crato , a royal prince who attempted to lay claim on the royal throne (as King Anthony I of Portugal) during the 1580 dynastic crisis .
António, prior of Crato (born 1531, Lisbon—died Aug. 26, 1595, Paris) was an ecclesiastic and claimant to the throne of Portugal who never gained the crown despite armed assistance from France and England. António was the illegitimate son of Luís, duke of Beja, brother of King John III of Portugal.
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The Prior of Crato , was the traditional title given to the head of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in Portugal. It is a reference to the domains of the order around Crato, Portugal.
ANTONIO °, known as the "Prior of Crato" (1531–1595), claimant to the throne of Portugal which, on the death of childless Henry ii in 1580, had been seized by Philip ii of Spain. Antonio was the grandson of King Manuel (who had been responsible for the expulsion of the Jews from Portugal in 1496–97) through an illegitimate union between ...
Feb 4, 2022 · ANTONIO, known as “ The Prior of Crato ” (1531–1595), claimant of the throne of Portugal, was the natural son of Louis (Luis), duke of Beja, by Yolande (Violante) Gomez, a Jewess, who is said to have died a nun. His father was a younger son of Emanuel, king of Portugal (1495–1521).
António, Prior of Crato (1531–1595) was a claimant of the Portuguese throne during the 1580 crisis and, according to some historians, King of Portugal (during a short time in 1580 in mainland Portugal, and since then until 1583, in the Azores).
