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
followedBy House of Habsburg
Iberian Union
foundedBy John I of Portugal
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
inception 1385
language Portuguese
lastMonarch Henry of Portugal
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
Edward, King of Portugal
surface form: Edward of Portugal

Henry of Portugal
John I of Portugal
John II of Portugal
King John III of Portugal
surface form: John III of Portugal

King Manuel I of Portugal
surface form: Manuel I of Portugal

Sebastian of Portugal
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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Henry the Navigator memberOf House of Aviz
John II of Portugal house House of Aviz
Iberian Union followed House of Aviz
Isabella of Portugal nobleFamily House of Aviz
Portuguese Crown dynasty House of Aviz
Catherine of Austria spouseDynasty House of Aviz
King Manuel I of Portugal house House of Aviz
King John III of Portugal memberOfDynasty House of Aviz
subject surface form: John III of Portugal
John I of Portugal house House of Aviz
John I of Portugal foundedDynasty House of Aviz
Sebastian of Portugal house House of Aviz
Portuguese royal family hasDynasty House of Aviz
Peter, Duke of Coimbra memberOf House of Aviz
Peter, Duke of Coimbra house House of Aviz
Peter, Duke of Coimbra nobleFamily House of Aviz
John, Constable of Portugal house House of Aviz
John, Constable of Portugal 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
Infante of Portugal associatedDynasty House of Aviz
Kings of Portugal hasDynasty House of Aviz
Duke of Viseu associatedWith House of Aviz
Duke of Viseu dynasty House of Aviz
Duke of Viseu house House of Aviz
Duke of Viseu coatOfArmsUsedBy House of Aviz
this entity surface form: House of Aviz cadet branches
Gomes Eanes de Zurara employer House of Aviz
House of Braganza parentHouse House of Aviz
Antonio, Prior of Crato memberOf House of Aviz
the Perfect Prince house House of Aviz
subject surface form: John II of Portugal
Afonso V of Portugal house House of Aviz
John house House of Aviz
subject surface form: John II of Portugal
John royalHouse House of Aviz
subject surface form: John II of Portugal
Isabella of Coimbra royalHouse House of Aviz
Eleanor of Viseu house House of Aviz
Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 mainSubject House of Aviz
this entity surface form: Portuguese royal succession
Kingdom of Portugal dynasty House of Aviz
Sebastian I of Portugal dynasty House of Aviz
Sebastian I of Portugal house House of Aviz
the Fortunate house House of Aviz
subject surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
Lord of Guinea usedByDynasty House of Aviz