House of Aviz

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The House of Aviz was a Portuguese royal dynasty that ruled from the late 14th to the late 16th century, overseeing the beginning of the Age of Discoveries and the expansion of Portugal’s overseas empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese royal house
royal dynasty
alsoKnownAs Aviz dynasty
Joanine dynasty
associatedWith Henry the Navigator
surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator
cameToPowerAfter 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum
Battle of Aljubarrota
capital Lisbon
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Portugal
surface form: Arms of the House of Aviz
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Portugal
dissolved 1580
endTime 1580
firstMonarch John I of Portugal NERFINISHED
followedBy House of Habsburg
Iberian Union
foundedBy John I of Portugal NERFINISHED
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
inception 1385
language Portuguese
lastMonarch Henry of Portugal NERFINISHED
mergedInto Habsburg Spain
surface form: Spanish Habsburg monarchy
namedAfter Aviz
Order of Aviz
notableEra Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discoveries
notableMember Afonso V of Portugal NERFINISHED
Edward of Portugal NERFINISHED
Henry of Portugal NERFINISHED
John I of Portugal NERFINISHED
John II of Portugal NERFINISHED
John III of Portugal NERFINISHED
Manuel I of Portugal NERFINISHED
Sebastian of Portugal NERFINISHED
oversaw Portuguese maritime expansion
beginning of the Portuguese Empire
exploration of the African coast
exploration of the Atlantic Ocean
voyages to Brazil
voyages to India
voyages to the Far East
patronage Portuguese discoveries
navigation and cartography
overseas trade
precededBy Portuguese House of Burgundy
surface form: House of Burgundy (Portugal)
reasonForEnd Portuguese succession crisis of 1580
region Iberian Peninsula
religion Roman Catholicism
significantBattle Battle of Aljubarrota
significantEvent 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum
significantTerritory Portugal
Portuguese Empire
startTime 1385

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Infante of Portugal associatedDynasty House of Aviz
Duke of Viseu associatedWith House of Aviz
this entity surface form: Portuguese Interregnum and consolidation of Aviz rule
Lord of Covilhã associatedWith House of Aviz
this entity surface form: Portuguese royal house of Avis
Duke of Viseu coatOfArmsUsedBy House of Aviz
this entity surface form: House of Aviz cadet branches
Portuguese Crown dynasty House of Aviz
Iberian Union followed House of Aviz
John I of Portugal foundedDynasty House of Aviz
Kings of Portugal hasDynasty House of Aviz
Portuguese royal family hasDynasty House of Aviz
John I of Portugal house House of Aviz
John II of Portugal house House of Aviz
John, Constable of Portugal house House of Aviz
King Manuel I of Portugal house House of Aviz
Peter, Duke of Coimbra house House of Aviz
Sebastian of Portugal house House of Aviz
Henry the Navigator memberOf House of Aviz
Peter, Duke of Coimbra memberOf House of Aviz
subject surface form: John III of Portugal
Isabella of Portugal nobleFamily House of Aviz
Peter, Duke of Coimbra nobleFamily House of Aviz
Catherine of Austria spouseDynasty House of Aviz