History

D. Afonso I
(D. Afonso Henriques)

In 1143 Afonso Henriques is recognized as the King of Portugal, breaking the vassalage link to his cousin Afonso VII of Castile. The conquest of several territories to the Moors permitted him to extend the the Reign’s national borders. With the definitive conquest of the Algarve by King Afonso III, Portugal kept since then its final borders almost unchanged.

Portugal has had 4 Dynasties. The monarchic period ended in 1910, beginning the First Portuguese Republic.

Dynasty of Borgonha or Afonsina – 1143 to 1383
Dynasty of Avis or Joanina – 1385 to 1580
Filipina Dynasty, of the Habsburgos or of the Austrias – 1580 to 1640
Dinasty of the Braganza or Brigantina – 1640 to 1910

The Republic is proclaimed in 1910 (5 October). King Manuel II, the last king of Portugal leave to England, where he dies without descendants.