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   Sebastian ( Portuguese: Sebastião I [1] [sɨβɐʃˈti.ɐ̃w]; 20 January 1554 – 4 August 1578) was King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578 and the penultimate Portuguese monarch of the House of Aviz . He was the son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and his wife, Joanna of Austria.

   • Reign: 11 June 1557 – 4 August 1578
   • Predecessor: John III

   • Coronation: 16 June 1557, Lisbon
   • Successor: Henry

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   Apr 8, 2024 · Sebastian (born Jan. 20, 1554, Lisbon, Port.—died Aug. 4, 1578, near Alcazarquivir, Mor.) was the king of Portugal from 1557, a fanatically religious ruler who lost his life in a crusade against the Muslims in Morocco. After his death, many of his subjects believed that he would return to deliver them from Spanish rule, a messianic faith ...

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   Sebastianism ( Portuguese: Sebastianismo) is a Portuguese messianic myth, based on the belief that King Sebastian of Portugal, who disappeared in the battle of Alcácer Quibir, would reappear and return to Portugal at some, critical, point in the future. The belief gained momentum after an interpretation by priest António Vieira of the second ...

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   Who was King Sebastian of Portugal?

   • King Sebastian of Portugal (January 20, 1554 - August 4, 1578) was the grandson of John III, and became heir to the throne due to the death of his father, Crown Prince João Manuel, two weeks before his birth.

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   Why was Sebastian the king of Portugal a messianic king?

   • Sebastian was the king of Portugal from 1557, a fanatically religious ruler who lost his life in a crusade against the Muslims in Morocco. After his death, many of his subjects believed that he would return to deliver them from Spanish rule, a messianic faith known as Sebastianism (Sebastianismo).

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   Who was the king of Portugal?

   • Sebastian (Sebastião) of Portugal ( b. 20 January 1554; d. 4 August 1578), king of Portugal. Camões called him "the well-born hope" of the Portuguese; his nation remembers him as "O Desejado," the Desired One; yet Sebastian also became a symbol of the disgrace the Portuguese dreaded most: loss of their independence.

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   Why was Sebastian a symbol of disgrace in Portugal?

   • Camões called him "the well-born hope" of the Portuguese; his nation remembers him as "O Desejado," the Desired One; yet Sebastian also became a symbol of the disgrace the Portuguese dreaded most: loss of their independence. Sebastian succeeded his grandfather, Dom João III of Portugal, in 1557, and assumed his powers as ruler in 1568.

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   With the end of the dynasty imminent, Sebastian’s uncle, Philip II, the powerful king of Spain pressed his claims to the throne of Portugal as a grandson of Manuel I, and King Henry reluctantly supported Philip as successor. As a result, the House of Avis became extinct when Philip was recognized as the king of Portugal in 1581.

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   He is considered to be the Portuguese example of the King asleep in mountain legend as Portuguese tradition states his return, in a foggy dawn, in Portugal's greatest hour of need. Sebastian was King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578 and the penultimate Portuguese monarch of the House of Aviz.

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   Sebastian (Sebastião) of Portugal ( b. 20 January 1554; d. 4 August 1578), king of Portugal. Camões called him "the well-born hope" of the Portuguese; his nation remembers him as "O Desejado," the Desired One; yet Sebastian also became a symbol of the disgrace the Portuguese dreaded most: loss of their independence.

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   Sebastianismo. Sebastianismo, the popular beliefs surrounding the figure of the Portuguese king Sebastian (1557–1578). Even before his birth, Sebastian was heralded as O Encoberto, "the hidden-one," the mythical ruler who was to establish a powerful Portuguese empire. The popular reinter-pretation of an apocalyptic poem, the "Trovas do ...