An interregnum and a war of succession began in the Kingdom of Portugal in 1383 when King Ferdinand I died leaving no sons and ended when King John I was crowned in 1385 after his victory during the B
The Battle of Aljubarrota by Jean de Wavrin
The Siege of Lisbon in the Chronicles of Jean Froissart
John I of Portugal
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John I, also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in a succession war with Castile, preserving his c
1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum
…An interregnum and a war of succession began in the Kingdom of Portugal in 1383 when King Ferdinand I died leaving no sons and ended when King John I was crowned in 1385 after his victory during the Battle of Aljubarrota. The Portuguese interpret the era as their earliest national resistance movement…
Portrait, c. 1435
The wedding of João I of Portugal, 2 February 1387 with Philippa of Lancaster, by 15th-century painter and manuscript illuminator Master of Wavrin, from around Lille, now in France