A Brief History of Portugal
Family Tree of Kings and Queens of Portugal (starting from 1385) Just a few notes to explain how the Family Tree has been set out. The bold figures = dates of reign; b. = born; d. = death; m. = marriage.
1385-1433: Dom João I (b.1357; d.1433)
Illegitimate son of Dom Pedro I 1387: m. Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt
1433-38: Dom Duarte (Edward) (b.1391; d.1438) son of Dom João I 1428: m. Leonor of Aragón
1438-81: Dom Afonso V (b.1432; d.1481)
eldest son of Dom Duarte but still a minor on succession and his uncle became Dom Pedro until 1448
1441: m. Isabel of Portugal
1481-95: Dom João II (b.1455; d.1495)
son of Dom Afonso V
1471: m. Leonor of Portugal
1495-1521: Dom Manuel I (b.1469; d.1521)
as no natural heir existed succeeded by first cousin Dom João II
1497: m. Isobel of Castile (d. in childbirth) 1500: m. Maria of Castile (d. 1517) 1518: m. Leonor of Spain
1521-57: Dom João III (b. 1502; d.1557)
son of Manuel I
1525: m. Catarina of Austria
1557-78: Dom Sebastião (b.1554; d.1578. )
grandson of Dom João III
(his father predeceased him by a few weeks) still a minor on succession,
his grandmother Catarina of Austria, acted as Regent until he was fourteen
1578-80: Dom Henry, The Cardinal King
(b.1512; d. 1580)
brother of Dom João III
1580: Dom António, Prior of Crato (1531; d.1595)
illegitimate son of Prince Luis
1580-98:Philip I (Felipe II of Spain) (b. 1527; d. 1598)
m. 1543: Maria of Portugal (d. 1545) m.1554: Mary I of England (d. 1558) m. 1559: Elisabeth of Valois (d. 1568) m. 1578: Anna of Austria
1598-1621: Philip II (Felipe III, Spain) (b. 1578: d. 1621)
son of Philip I
m. 1599: Margaret of Austria
1621-40: Philip III (Felipe IV of Spain) (b. 1605: d. 1665)
son of Philip II
m. 1615: Elisabeth of Bourbon
1640-56: Dom João IV (b.1604; 1656)
son of Teodósio II, seventh Duke of Braganza, on Portugal's
independence frpm Spain again.
m. 1633: Dona Ana de Velasco
1656-83 Dom Afonso VI (b. 1643; d. 1683)
youngest son of Dom João IV
(Dom Pedro II, took over as Regent from 1668 for his insane brother)
m. 1661: Maria-Francisca-Isabel d'Aumale
1683-1706: Dom Pedro II (b. 1648; d. 1706) (Regent from 1668)
youngest son of Dom João IV)
1668: m. Maria-Francisca-Isabel d'Aumale; d. 1683
1687: m. Maria-Sofia-Isabel of Neuberg
1706-50: Dom João V (b. 1689 d. 1750)
son of Dom Pedro II
1708: m. Maria-Ana of Austria
1750-77: Dom José I (b. 1714; d. 1777)
son of Dom João V
1729: m. Mariana-Victoria of Spain
1777-1816: Dona Maria (Francisca) (b.1734; d. 1816)
daughter of Dom José I
1760: m. Pedro III (her uncle)
1816-26: Dom João VI (b. 1767; d. 1826)
son of Dona Maria
(due to mother's ill health. Took over as Regent in 1792)
1784: m. Carlota-Joaquina of Spain
1826: Dom Pedro IV (b. 1798; d. 1834)
eldest son of Dom João VI
(abdicated and left throne to daughter Dona Maria II da Gloria)
I818: m. Maria Leopoldina of Austria 1829: m. Maria Amelia of Leuchtenberg
1828-34; Dom Miguel I (b.1802; d. 1866 in exile)
second son of Dom João VI
usurpation 1828; abdication 1834
1851: m. Adelaide-Sofia of Loewenstein-Rosenberg
1834-53: Dona Maria II da Gloria (b. 1819; d. 1853)
daughter of Pedro II
1834: m. August of Leuchtenberg 1836: m. Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1853-61: Dom Pedro V (b. 1837; d. 1861)
eldest son of Dona Maria II da Gloria
1858: m. Stéphanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1861-89: Dom Luís I (b. 1838; d. 1889)
second son of Dona Maria II da Gloria.
As Dom Pedro V had no heirs, his brother Dom Luís I was made King
1862: m. Maria-Pia of Savoy
1889-1908: Dom Carlos I (b. 1863; d. 1908)
son of Dom Luís I.
Assassinated 1908 along with son infant Dom Luís II
1886: m. Marie-Amelie of Orléans
1908-10: Dom Manuel II (b. 1889; d. 1932)
son of Dom Carlos I
1913: m. Augusta-Victoria of Sigmaringen
1910-11: Teófilo Braga Republican
Chairman of Provisional Government
1911-15: Manuel de Arriaga
First Elected President of Portugal.
Republican later turned Democratic
1915: Teófilo Braga
Initially stood as Republican but changed to Democratic Party
Took over as Second President for the period May-Oct 1915, following
Manuel de Arriaga's resignation
1915-18: Bernardino Machado
Democratic
Third President
1918: Sidónio Pais
National Republican or ‘Sidonist'
Fourth President
1918-19: Admiral João de Canto e Castro
Fifth President
1919-23: António José de Almeida
Evolutionist Republican later Liberal Republican
Sixth President
1923-25: Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Seventh President
1925-26: Bernardino Machado
Eighth President
1926: Commander Mendes Cabeçadas
Military Officer
31st May-17th June 1926
Ninth President
1926: General Gomes da Costa
17th June-9th July 1926
Tenth President
1926-51: Gen. António Óscar Fragoso Carmona
Since 1932, National Union
Eleventh President
1951: António de Oliveira Salazar
National Union
18th Apri-21st July 1951
Twelfth President
1951-58: Gen. Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes
Thirteenth President
1958-74: Ad. Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás
Since 1968, Popular National Action
Fourteenth President
1974: Gen. António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spinola
Fifteenth President
1974-76: General Francisco da Costa Gomes
Sixteenth President
1976-86: Gen. António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes
Military officer
Later Democratic Renovator
Seventeenth President
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