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War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
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War of the Portuguese Succession
European conflict from 1580 to 1583
The War of the Portuguese Succession, a result of the extinction of the Portuguese royal line after the Battle of Alcácer Quibir and the ensuing Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, was fought from 1580 to 1583 between the two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Alcântara (1580)
Battle for the throne of Portugal
The Battle of Alcântara took place on 25 August 1580, near the brook of Alcântara, in the vicinity of Lisbon, Portugal, and was a victory of the Habsburg King Philip II over the other pretender to the Portuguese throne, Dom António, Prior of Crato.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Iberian Union
Union of Castile, Aragon and Portugal, 1580–1640
The Iberian Union is a historiographical term used to describe the period from 1580 to 1640 in which the Monarchy of Spain under the Habsburg dynasty, then the personal union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon, brought in personal union also the Kingdom of Portugal. It…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)