Portuguese succession crisis of 1580

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The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 was a dynastic dispute over the Portuguese throne that led to Spain’s Philip II claiming the crown and ultimately brought about the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Portuguese dynastic crisis	1

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iberian Union → followed → Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 ⓘ

House of Aviz → reasonForEnd → Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 ⓘ

Sebastian of Portugal → resultOfDeath → Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portuguese dynastic crisis