Restoration War

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early modern conflict war

The Restoration War was a 17th-century conflict in which Portugal fought to regain and secure its independence from Spanish rule, leading to the reestablishment of the Portuguese monarchy under the House of Braganza.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	Guerra da Restauração → Portuguese Restoration War →
belligerent	House of Braganza → House of Habsburg (Spain) → Kingdom of Portugal → Spanish Monarchy →
commandedBy	Afonso VI of Portugal → John IV of Portugal → Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 3rd Count of Castelo Melhor →
conflictType	war of independence →
countryInvolved	Kingdom of Portugal → Monarchy of Spain →
endTime	1668 → 1668-02-13 →
hasCause	Iberian Union → Portuguese opposition to Spanish rule → dynastic crisis in Portugal →
hasConsequence	consolidation of Braganza dynasty in Portugal → decline of Spanish influence in Portugal → end of the Iberian Union →
languageOfName	English →
location	Iberian Peninsula → Portugal → Spain →
mainTheater	Portuguese–Spanish border →
opponent	Charles II of Spain NERFINISHED → Philip IV of Spain NERFINISHED →
partOf	Portuguese Restoration →
relatedTo	Habsburg Spain → House of Braganza → Portuguese monarchy →
result	Portuguese independence from Spain → Treaty of Lisbon (1668) → recognition of the House of Braganza →
significantEvent	1640 coup in Lisbon → Battle of Ameixial → Battle of Castelo Rodrigo → Battle of Montes Claros → Battle of Montijo → Battle of the Lines of Elvas → Portuguese Restoration of 1640 →
startTime	1640 → 1640-12-01 →
supportedBy	Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France →
timePeriod	17th century →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portuguese Empire →	event
Portuguese royal family →	notableEvent
Portuguese Crown →	significantEvent