| House of Aviz | |||
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| Country | Portugal | ||
| Parent house | House of Burgundy | ||
| Titles | King of Portugal and the Algarve | ||
| Founder | João I | ||
| Final ruler | Henry I or Anthony I (disputed) | ||
| Founding year | 1385 | ||
| Dissolution | 1580 | ||
| Ethnicity | French, Portuguese | ||
| Cadet branches | House of Braganza | ||
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The House of Aviz (in the current spelling Avis; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈviʃ]) is a dynasty of kings of Portugal. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383-1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Pedro I and Dona Teresa Lourenço as king. The descendants of king John I were still nominal masters of Aviz, though they were often replaced by other priests. With the death of John II, some claimed that a new branch of the House is inaugurated, with his cousin Manuel, Duke of Beja - hence, the branch of Aviz-Beja.
The House of Aviz was a branch of the Capetian House of Burgundy, which originated in France. The house of Aviz ended with the death of king Henry I in 1580. After a short struggle for the throne of Portugal the Crown of Portugal was taken by the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs, though only in a personal union that did not formally end Portuguese independence. The Crown would return to a Portuguese dynasty in 1640 with the House of Braganza, itself a branch of the House of Aviz.
Kings of the House of Aviz
- João I, The Good or The One of Happy Memory 1385 - 1433
- Duarte I, The Philosopher or The Eloquent 1433 - 1438
- Afonso V, The African 1438 - 1481
- João II, The Perfect Prince 1481 - 1495
- Manuel I, The Fortunate 1495 - 1525
- João III, the Pious 1525 - 1557
- Sebastião I, the Desired 1557 - 1578
- Cardinal Henrique, The Chaste 1578 - 1580
- Anthony I, Prior of Crato 1580 (disputed)
Cardinal Henry (or Anthony I) was succeeded by half-Portuguese king Philip I of Portugal, also Philip II of Spain. Portugal and Spain would share a common monarch until 1640, upon the acclamation of the Duke of Bragança as John IV of Portugal.
See also
- List of Portuguese monarchs
- Kings of Portugal family tree
- Portugal in the period of discoveries
- House of Burgundy
- Philippine Dynasty
- House of Braganza
- Timeline of Portuguese history
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House of Aviz
Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy
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Title last held by
House of BurgundySee Portuguese Interregnum |
Ruling House of the Kingdom of Portugal 1385 – 1580 |
Succeeded by House of Habsburg |
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