King of the Algarves

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The King of the Algarves was a royal title used by Portuguese monarchs to signify their sovereignty over the Algarve region at the southern tip of Portugal.

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Label Occurrences
King of the Algarves canonical 4
King of the Algarve 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
royal title
appliesToTerritory Algarve
Algarve region
linked to: Algarve

southern Portugal
associatedWithDynasty House of Aviz
House of Braganza
House of Burgundy
House of Habsburg
associatedWithLanguage Portuguese language
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholicism
associatedWithSea Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Cádiz
constitutionalStatusAfter1822 purely honorific title
country Kingdom of Portugal
culturalRegion Algarve
endedWithEvent Proclamation of the Portuguese Republic
femaleEquivalent Queen of the Algarves
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
historicalContext Portuguese monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Portugal
historicalPeriod 19th century
Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
early 20th century
languageOfTitle Portuguese
linkedTo Portuguese expansion in the south
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
monarchicRank king
partOfFullStyleOf Kings of Portugal
regionType coastal region
relatedTitle King of Brazil
King of Portugal
Lord of Ceuta
signifies sovereignty over the Algarve region
sovereignState Portugal
symbolized completion of Christian reconquest in southern Portugal
titleGender masculine
titleHoldersWere Kings of Portugal
titleScope territorial sovereignty
usedAs symbol of control over southern maritime frontier of Portugal
usedBy Portuguese monarchs
linked to: Kings of Portugal
usedIn diplomatic documents
royal charters
royal proclamations
usedInMonarchicStyleUntil 1910

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John IV of Portugal positionHeld King of the Algarves
Kings of Portugal hasTitle King of the Algarves
John, Prince of Brazil positionHeld King of the Algarves
Afonso IV of Portugal title King of the Algarve
linked to: King of the Algarves
John the Good title King of the Algarve
linked to: King of the Algarves
Queen of the Algarves associatedWithTitle King of the Algarves