António of Portugal

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António of Portugal was a 16th-century Portuguese royal claimant and Prior of Crato who briefly contested the throne during the 1580 succession crisis against Spanish rule.

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António of Portugal canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese noble
Prior of Crato
human
royal pretender
alsoKnownAs António, Prior of Crato
Dom António, Prior do Crato
battle Battle of Alcântara (1580)
burialPlace Convent of the Cordeliers, Paris
causeOfDeath illness
claimedTitle King of Portugal
conflict Anglo-Portuguese expedition to the Azores (1589)
Iberian Union succession dispute
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal
dateOfBirth 1531-03-10
dateOfDeath 1595-08-26
era 16th century
exile Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
father Louis, Duke of Beja
linked to: Luis, Duke of Beja
givenName António
house House of Aviz
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned Portuguese
memberOfDynasty House of Aviz
mother Violante Gomes
nativeLanguage Portuguese
nobleTitle Prior of Crato
notableEvent proclaimed king in Santarém and Lisbon in 1580
notableFor leading resistance to Spanish claim to Portuguese throne in 1580
opponent Philip II of Spain
participatedIn Portuguese succession crisis of 1580
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Portugal
Lisbon
placeOfDeath Kingdom of France
Paris
politicalAlignment anti-Habsburg
positionHeld Prior of Crato
claimant to the Portuguese throne
reignClaimedEnd 1580-08-25
reignClaimedStart 1580-07-24
relative Henry of Portugal
John III of Portugal
Manuel I of Portugal
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
resultOfClaim failed to secure Portuguese crown
sexOrGender male
successorAsRulerDeFacto Philip I of Portugal
supportedBy Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
titleUsed António I of Portugal

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John III of Portugal child António of Portugal
subject linked to: King John III of Portugal
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal child António of Portugal
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal child António of Portugal