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The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.
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Treaty of Alcáçovas
1479 treaty between Spain and Portugal
The Treaty of Alcáçovas was signed on 4 September 1479 between the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal, on the other side. It put an end to the War of the Castilian Succession, which ended with a victory of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Catholic Monarchs of Spain
Title for Isabella I and Ferdinand II
The Catholic Monarchs were Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage and joint rule marked the de facto unification of Spain. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, as they were both descended from John I of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crown of Castile
Former country in the Iberian Peninsula from 1230 to 1715
The Crown of Castile was a medieval polity in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and, some decades later, the parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then Castilian king,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crown of Aragon
Composite monarchy (1164–1707/1715)
The Crown of Aragon was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona and ended as a consequence of the War of the Spanish Succession. At the height of its power in the 14th and 15th centuries, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Afonso V of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1438 to 1481
Afonso V, also known as the African, was King of Portugal from 1438 until he died in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. The son of Edward, King of Portugal, and Eleanor of Aragon, Afonso acceded to the throne when he was only six years old. His early reign was marked by a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John II of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1481 to 1495
John II, called the Perfect Prince, was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for reestablishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigorating the economy of Portugal, and renewing the Portuguese exploration of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)