Liberal Wars in Portugal

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19th-century conflict Portuguese civil war civil war

The Liberal Wars in Portugal were a series of early 19th-century civil conflicts between absolutist and liberal constitutionalist factions that shaped the country’s transition to a constitutional monarchy.

Aliases (5)

Liberal Wars ×3
Liberal Revolution of 1820 in Portugal ×1
Portuguese Civil War ×1
Portuguese liberal revolution of 1820 ×1
Return of Dom João VI to Portugal (1821) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century conflict → Portuguese civil war → civil war →
alsoKnownAs	Miguelite War → Portuguese Civil War → War of the Two Brothers →
conflictType	dynastic war → ideological conflict →
consequence	establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Portugal → exile of Miguel I of Portugal → restoration of Maria II to the Portuguese throne → strengthening of the Constitutional Charter of 1826 → weakening of absolutist power in Portugal →
country	Portugal →
endTime	1834 →
hasCause	conflict between absolutism and liberal constitutionalism → dynastic dispute over the Portuguese throne → succession crisis after abdication of Pedro IV →
hasEffectOn	Portuguese political system → transition of Portugal to a constitutional monarchy →
hasPart	Battle of Asseiceira → Landing at Mindelo → Siege of Porto → operations in the Azores →
location	Azores → Douro region → Lisbon → Porto → mainland Portugal →
mainBelligerent	Absolutist Miguelite faction → Liberal constitutionalist faction →
opponent	supporters of Miguel I of Portugal → supporters of Pedro IV of Portugal →
outcome	victory of the liberal constitutionalist faction →
partOf	European liberal revolutions of the 19th century →
relatedTo	Constitutional Charter of 1826 → Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820 → absolutism in Portugal → liberalism in Portugal →
resultedIn	reorganization of Portuguese institutions along liberal lines →
significantPerson	Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza NERFINISHED → Dom Pedro, Duke of Braganza NERFINISHED → Maria II of Portugal → Miguel I of Portugal NERFINISHED → Pedro IV of Portugal NERFINISHED →
startTime	1828 →
timePeriod	early 19th century →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brazilian independence movement ("Liberal Revolution of 1820 in Portugal") → Constitutional Charter of 1826 ("Portuguese liberal revolution of 1820") →	influencedBy
Liberal Wars in Portugal ("Portuguese Civil War") →	alsoKnownAs
Kings of Portugal ("Liberal Wars") →	associatedEvent
Hymn of the Charter →	associatedWithEvent
Pedro IV of Portugal →	conflict
Portuguese royal family ("Liberal Wars") →	notableEvent
Hino da Carta →	politicalContext
Brazilian independence movement ("Return of Dom João VI to Portugal (1821)") →	relatedEvent
Constitutional Charter of 1826 →	relatedToConflict
Portuguese Crown ("Liberal Wars") →	significantEvent