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During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal became a leading European power that ranked with England, France and Spain in terms of economic, political and cultural influence. Though not dominant in European affairs, Portugal did have an extensive colonial trading empire throughout the world backed by a powerful thalassocracy .
This is a timeline of Portuguese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Portugal and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Portugal .
This brief article seeks to contribute towards the debate about the way in which the history of Portugal in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is dealt with, in both works, and to analyze to what extent these two texts can be considered up-to-date, taking into account the bibliography that
The country's global adventurism in the 16th century linked continents and cultures as never before, as a new exhibition makes clear
- Background
- John IV to John V
- Empire in Brazil
- Marquis of Pombal
- 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
- Expulsion of The Jesuits
- Távora Affair
- The Ghost War
- See Also
- References
The Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578 saw both the death of the young king Sebastian and the end of the House of Aviz. Sebastian's successor, the Cardinal Henry of Portugal, was 70 years old. Henry's death was followed by a dynastic crisis, with three grandchildren of Manuel I claiming the throne: Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who was married to J...
The Portuguese Royal House of Braganza began with John IV. The Dukes of the House of Braganza were a branch of the House of Aviz created by Afonso V for his half-uncle Afonso, Count of Barcelos, illegitimate son of John I, first monarch of the House of Aviz. The Braganzas soon became one of the most powerful families of the kingdom, and for the nex...
A consequence of the personal union with Spain was the loss of the Portuguese monopoly of the Indian Ocean. English, French and Dutch conquered Portuguese possessions in Asia. Of the huge Empire of Manuel I and John III, the Portuguese were reduced to the stronghold of Goa, several small strongholds in India, Macau on the coast of China, and the is...
When John V died in 1750, he was succeeded by his son Prince Joseph Emmanuel, who reigned as Joseph I. He loved the palatial life, opera, and was devoted to the Catholic Church (Mattoso Vol. IV 1993). He enjoyed the Royal Family's riches of the Brazilian gold and decided, instead of ruling, to delegate all his powers to Sebastião José de Carvalho e...
On November 1, 1755, at 9:20 am, a massive earthquake (estimated at 8.5–9.0 on the moment magnitude scale) struck Lisbon, followed by a tsunamiand a fire, resulting in the near-total destruction of the city. The earthquake accentuated political tensions in Portugal and profoundly disrupted the country's 18th century colonial ambitions. Of a Lisbon ...
The expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal has been seen as a quarrel with Prime Minister Sebastião de Melo, Marquis of Pombal. Melo's quarrel with the Jesuits began over an exchange of South American colonial territory with Spain. By a secret treaty of 1750, Portugal relinquished to Spain the contested colony of Colónia do Sacramento at the mouth ...
The Távora affair was a political scandal of the 18th-century Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted murder of King Joseph Iin 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family and its closest relatives in 1759. Some historians interpret the whole affair as an attempt by the Prime Minister Melo (future Marquis of Pom...
In 1762, France and Spain tried to urge Portugal to join the Bourbon Family Compact by claiming that Great Britain had become too powerful due to its successes in the Seven Years' War. Joseph refused to accept and protested that his 1704 alliance with Britain was no threat. In spring 1762, Spanish and French troops invaded Portugal from the north a...
Carmo Reis, A. do (1987). Atlas de História de Portugal(5th ed.). Edições Asa.Country Studies – Brazil. (2005, November 13). Countrystudies.us. Retrieved 17:15, November 13, 2005, from http://countrystudies.us/brazil/8.htmGeographic.org – Portugal. (2005, November 13). Geographic.org. Retrieved 17:30, November 13, 2005, from http://workmall.com/wfb2001/portugal/portugal_history_index.htmlGeographic.org – Brazil. (2005, November 13). Geographic.org. Retrieved 17:30, November 13, 2005, from http://workmall.com/wfb2001/brazil/brazil_history_index.html28 de jul. de 2021 · Collection. by Mark Cartwright. published on 28 July 2021. Subscribe to topic Subscribe to author. The Portuguese built an empire from 1420 onwards that was largely composed of trade centres dotted around the coasts of three continents.
28 de mai. de 2021 · The Kingdom of Portugal was created as a by-product of the Christian Reconquest of Hispania. With no geographical raison d'être and no obvious roots in its Roman, Germanic, or Islamic pasts, it for long remained a small, struggling realm on Europe's outer fringe.
