Sebastian I of Portugal

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Sebastian I of Portugal was the young and zealous 16th-century Portuguese king whose ill-fated crusading campaign in Morocco led to his death at Alcácer Quibir and triggered a succession crisis that ended the Aviz dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Portugal ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Aviz ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
battle Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery ⓘ
causeOfDeath battle injury ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1554-01-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1578-08-04 ⓘ
dynasty House of Aviz ⓘ
education received a strict Catholic and chivalric upbringing ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
father John Manuel, Prince of Portugal ⓘ
fullName Sebastião I de Portugal ⓘ
givenName Sebastian ⓘ
grandfather John III of Portugal ⓘ
grandmother Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal ⓘ
house House of Aviz ⓘ
knownFor death at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
end of the Aviz dynasty ⓘ
leading a crusading expedition to Morocco ⓘ
triggering the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis ⓘ
legacy his death led to the Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain ⓘ
inspired Sebastianism, a Portuguese messianic myth of his return ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
mother Joanna of Austria ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
notableWork Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 ⓘ
opponent Abd al-Malik of Morocco ⓘ
Saadi dynasty of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
placeOfDeath Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
policy pursued militant crusading policies in North Africa ⓘ
sought to expand Portuguese influence in Morocco ⓘ
positionHeld King of Portugal and the Algarves ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Portugal
predecessor John III of Portugal ⓘ
regency Cardinal Henry of Portugal served as regent during his minority ⓘ
Catherine of Austria served as regent during his minority ⓘ
reignEnd 1578-08-04 ⓘ
reignStart 1557-06-11 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
succeededBy Iberian Union under the Philippine Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Iberian Union
successor Henry I of Portugal ⓘ
title His Most Faithful Majesty ⓘ

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Portuguese Crown → notableMonarch → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Sebastian of Portugal → fullName → Sebastião I de Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Sebastian of Portugal → fullName → Sebastião I, Rei de Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Sebastian of Portugal → nativeName → Sebastião I de Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Antonio, Prior of Crato → relative → King Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 → monarchBefore → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal → regencyFor → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Sebastian I of Portugal → fullName → Sebastião I de Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Sebastianism → hasBeliefAbout → King Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Sebastianism → associatedWithPerson → King Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Battle of Alcácer Quibir → commander → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Battle of Alcácer Quibir → notableDeath → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese expansion into North Africa → hasKeyFigure → King Sebastião I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Mensagem → references → Dom Sebastião ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Henry of Portugal → predecessor → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: Cardinal Henry of Portugal
António, Prior do Crato → relative → King Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Sebastian I of Portugal
Battle of Alcácer Quibir → notableDeath → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: Alcácer Quibir
Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 → leader → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 → commander → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Abd al-Malik of Morocco → inConflictWith → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Abd al-Malik of Morocco → victoryOver → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Henry I of Portugal → predecessor → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
Henry, King of Portugal → predecessor → Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ