War of the Portuguese Succession

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War of the Portuguese Succession

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The War of the Portuguese Succession was fought from 1580 to 1583 between the two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and Philip II of Spain, who eventually succeeded in claiming the crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

Combatant Spain Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato

Commander http://didactalia.net/items/MilitaryPerson_4569cfae-7505-40e2-a9ec-8f597ac53eae_a870079e-4807-428d-850c-f7ec056599da http://didactalia.net/items/Person_395fa4d0-cacc-438c-a019-2bae1bd69159_64ed635d-41ac-458f-812d-051038dca86f http://didactalia.net/items/BritishRoyalty_3abb023a-7e5e-4fb4-9251-3084eb369ada_c506a1c5-a03c-4063-9e71-81f7f97711eb

Result Decisive Spanish victory *Philip of SpaincrownedKing of Portugal

English Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Portuguese_Succession

Spanish wikipedia http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_de_sucesión_portuguesa