Portuguese Restoration War
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The Portuguese Restoration War was a 17th-century conflict (1640–1668) in which Portugal fought to regain and secure its independence from Spanish rule under the House of Habsburg.
Observed surface forms (7)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern conflict
ⓘ
seventeenth-century war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Portuguese Restoration War
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Portuguese Restoration
|
| belligerent |
House of Braganza supporters
ⓘ
House of Habsburg supporters ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Monarchy
|
| cause |
Portuguese opposition to Iberian Union under the Habsburgs
ⓘ
desire to restore Portuguese sovereignty ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Portugal on the side of France and England at various times
ⓘ
Spain allied with Habsburg interests ⓘ |
| concludedBy | Treaty of Lisbon (1668) ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Kingdom of Portugal
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Spain
|
| endDate | 1668-02-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | stable Portuguese independence from Spain ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Iberia
|
| involvedDynasty |
House of Braganza
ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Battle of Ameixial
ⓘ
Battle of Castelo Rodrigo ⓘ Battle of Montes Claros ⓘ Battle of Montijo ⓘ Battle of the Lines of Elvas ⓘ Portuguese Restoration War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Restoration of 1640
Portuguese Restoration War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Revolt of 1 December 1640 in Lisbon
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| location |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| mainTheater | border regions between Portugal and Spain ⓘ |
| monarchInstalled | John IV of Portugal ⓘ |
| monarchInstalledHouse | House of Braganza ⓘ |
| partOf | Iberian conflicts ⓘ |
| politicalOutcome |
consolidation of Braganza dynasty in Portugal
ⓘ
end of Habsburg rule over Portugal ⓘ |
| precededBy | Iberian Union ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Treaty of Lisbon as establishing peace between Portugal and Spain ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| result |
Portuguese independence from Spain
ⓘ
recognition of the House of Braganza as rulers of Portugal ⓘ |
| significance |
reshaped balance of power on the Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
secured long-term independence of Portugal from Spain ⓘ |
| startDate | 1640-12-01 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | coup in Lisbon overthrowing Spanish-appointed authorities ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
War of Portuguese Restoration
this entity surface form:
Guerra da Restauração
subject surface form:
Philip IV of Spain
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Restoration of Independence
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Restoration of 1640
this entity surface form:
Revolt of 1 December 1640 in Lisbon
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Restoration War of 1640
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Restoration
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Restoration of 1640