The
Kingdom of Portugal was
Portugal's general designation under the
monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west of the
Iberian Peninsula,
Europe and existed from 1139 to 1910. It was replaced by the
Portuguese First Republic after the
Lisbon Regicide (1908) and ultimately, the
October 5th revolution (1910).
Origins and end
The
Second County of Portugal (1093–1139), successor to the
First County of Portugal (868–1071), became a
kingdom on 26 July 1139 when
Afonso I was proclaimed king of
Portugal.
In 1908, King
Carlos I of Portugal was killed in a
regicide at
Lisbon. The
Portuguese monarchy lasted until 5 October 1910, when through a
revolution, it was overthrown and Portugal was proclaimed a
republic. The overthrow of the Portuguese monarchy in 1910 led to a 16 year struggle to sustain parliamentary democracy under republicanism.
The Portuguese Empire
Through the times, the Kingdom of Portugal built what was known as the
Portuguese Empire since 1415, traditionally referring to its vast
colonies, the largest of which was
Brazil (established in 1500 and an independent country since 1822). The remaining empire passed under control of the Portuguese Republic until the late 20th century, when the last overseas territories of Portugal were handed over (most notably
Portuguese Africa, which included the overseas provinces of
Angola and
Mozambique, in 1975, and finally
Macau in 1999).
Rulers
See also
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