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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Aviz cadet branches | 1 |
| Portuguese Interregnum and consolidation of Aviz rule | 1 |
| Portuguese royal house of Avis | 1 |
Statements (52)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Interregnum and consolidation of Aviz rule
this entity surface form:
Portuguese royal house of Avis
this entity surface form:
House of Aviz cadet branches
subject surface form:
John III of Portugal