Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578

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The Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 was King Sebastian I of Portugal’s ill-fated military expedition to Morocco that culminated in the disastrous Battle of Alcácer Quibir and precipitated the Portuguese succession crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese military operation ⓘ
crusading expedition ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aimedAt restoring Abu Abdallah Mohammed II to the Moroccan throne ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Portuguese expedition to Morocco of 1578 ⓘ
Sebastian’s Moroccan crusade ⓘ
Sebastian’s crusade ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
supporters of the deposed Moroccan sultan Abu Abdallah Mohammed II ⓘ
chronology immediately preceded the 1580 Portuguese dynastic crisis ⓘ
commander Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
consequence Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Iberian Union

end of the Aviz dynasty in Portugal ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
culminatedIn Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
describedAs disastrous crusading venture ⓘ
ill-fated expedition ⓘ
followedBy Spanish dynastic claim to the Portuguese throne ⓘ
union of the Portuguese and Spanish crowns ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 16th century ⓘ
involved Portuguese nobility ⓘ
foreign volunteers from Europe ⓘ
leader Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
location northern Morocco ⓘ
vicinity of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
motivatedBy crusading ideology ⓘ
desire to intervene in Moroccan dynastic conflict ⓘ
religious zeal ⓘ
notableFor death or capture of many Portuguese nobles ⓘ
high casualties among the Portuguese aristocracy ⓘ
opponent Saadi Sultanate of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Saadi Sultanate

Sultan Abd al-Malik of Morocco ⓘ
opposedReligion Islam ⓘ
partOf Portuguese–Moroccan conflicts ⓘ
precededBy internal dynastic struggles in Morocco ⓘ
relatedEvent Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 ⓘ
relatedPerson Abd al-Malik of Morocco ⓘ
Abu Abdallah Mohammed II ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
religiousContext Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result Portuguese succession crisis of 1578–1580 ⓘ
catastrophic Portuguese defeat ⓘ
death of Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
decisive Moroccan victory ⓘ
significance marked decline of independent Portuguese power ⓘ
turning point in Portuguese imperial history ⓘ
startTime 1578 ⓘ

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Sebastian I of Portugal → notableWork → Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 ⓘ
Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 → alsoKnownAs → Portuguese expedition to Morocco of 1578 ⓘ
linked to: Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578