Portuguese Restoration War
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The Restoration War between Portugal and Spain began in 1641 and ended with the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668, bringing a formal end to the Iberian Union. The period from 1640 to 1668 was marked by periodi
Philip II & III of Portugal and Spain.
Wyvern, symbol of Portugal, keeping watch, pretending to sleep, while preparing its attack, Lusitania liberata ab injusto Castellanorum dominio, 1645.
Catherine of Braganza before becoming Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, c. 1660–1661.
Luisa de Guzmán, Queen Consort of Portugal, previously Duchess of Braganza.
John IV of Portugal
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Dom John IV, was King of Portugal from 1640 until his death in 1656. The grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, he was pro
Portuguese Restoration War
…became known as the Reapers' War. The support of the people became apparent almost immediately and within a matter of hours, Philip III's third cousin John, 8th Duke of Braganza, was acclaimed as King John (João) IV of Portugal. The news spread quickly throughout the country. By 2 December 1640, the day after the coup, John IV…
John as an infant; Pedro Américo, 1879.
John as king of Portugal by José de Avelar Rebelo, c. 1640s.