Pastlasby Oleh Voronko

State · 1139 – 1910

Kingdom of Portugal

A state of 1139 – 1910 — 771 years in Europe. It replaced Almohad Caliphate, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and County of Portugal and 1 more. It was replaced by Portugal and First Portuguese Republic. The atlas records 121 things within it — wars and battles 38 · unrest and atrocity 3 · natural disasters 1 · treaties 5 · people 74. Its line of rulers holds 35 people.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.

Stood
771 years
1139 – 1910
Rulers
35
the Monarch of Portugal
Most ground
1.95 million km²
in 1895
Within it
121
recorded rows
Symbols
16
on record, with years
Map: Kingdom of Portugal in 1895, its borders in gold among its neighbours
Kingdom of Portugal in 1895, when it held the most ground the borders dataset draws for it: 1.95 million km². Its neighbours wear their tints, as on the atlas's own map. Borders from Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0), coast and rivers from Natural Earth, cities from Reba, Reitsma & Seto 2016 (CC BY 4.0), each city under the name it bore that year.
Kingdom of Portugal in 1147, first mapped

1147 · first mapped · 61,800 km²

Kingdom of Portugal in 1895, at its largest

1895 · at its largest · 1.95 million km²

The rise and the fall in one frame: the same ground at the years the borders dataset first maps it, maps it largest, and last maps it.

Where it sits in time

3000 BCE2000 BCE1000 BCE110002000County of Portugal: 868 – 1139Almohad Caliphate: 1121 – 1269United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves: 1815 – 1825First Portuguese Republic: 1910 – 1926Portugal: 1910 – 2026Kingdom of Portugal: 1139 – 1910

Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.

Before and after

The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.

Before it

After it

Rulers

The line of Monarch of Portugal - the office this state names as its head of state.

Afonso I of Portugal · 1139 – 1185 · died a natural deathSancho I of Portugal · 1185 – 1211 · died a natural deathAfonso II of Portugal · 1211 – 1223 · died a natural deathSancho II of Portugal · 1223 – 1247 · deposed or killedAfonso III of Portugal · 1248 – 1279 · died a natural deathDenis of Portugal · 1279 – 1325 · died a natural deathAfonso IV of Portugal · 1325 – 1357 · died a natural deathPeter I of Portugal · 1357 – 1367 · died a natural deathFerdinand I of Portugal · 1367 – 1383 · died a natural deathJohn I of Portugal · 1385 – 1433 · died a natural deathEdward, King of Portugal · 1433 – 1438 · died a natural deathAfonso V of Portugal · 1438 – 1481 · died a natural deathJohn II of Portugal · 1477 – 1477 · left office aliveJohn II of Portugal · 1481 – 1495 · died a natural deathManuel I of Portugal · 1495 – 1521 · died a natural deathJohn III of Portugal · 1521 – 1557 · died a natural deathSebastian, King of Portugal · 1557 – 1578 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathHenry, King of Portugal · 1578 – 1580 · died a natural deathAntónio, Prior of Crato · 1580 – 1580 · died a natural deathPhilip II of Spain · 1580 – 1598 · died in office of natural causesPhilip III of Spain · 1598 – 1621 · died in office, manner not recordedPhilip IV of Spain · 1621 – 1640 · deposed or killedJohn IV of Portugal · 1640 – 1656 · died a natural deathAfonso VI of Portugal · 1656 – 1683 · deposed or killedPeter II of Portugal · 1683 – 1706 · died a natural deathJohn V of Portugal · 1706 – 1750 · died a natural deathJoseph I of Portugal · 1750 – 1777 · died a natural deathMaria I of Portugal · 1777 – 1816 · died in office, manner not recordedJohn VI of Portugal · 1816 – 1826 · killedPedro I of Brazil · 1826 – 1826 · left office aliveMaria II of Portugal · 1826 – 1828 · left office aliveMiguel I of Portugal · 1828 – 1834 · deposed, the article saysMaria II of Portugal · 1834 – 1853 · died in office of natural causesPedro V of Portugal · 1853 – 1861 · died in office of natural causesLuís I of Portugal · 1861 – 1889 · died in office, manner not recordedCarlos I of Portugal · 1889 – 1908 · killedManuel II of Portugal · 1908 – 1910 · left office alive1200140016001800
killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared throne
RulerReignLengthHow it ended · sourceTo the ruler before
Afonso I of Portugal1139 – 118546 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Sancho I of Portugal1185 – 121126 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Afonso II of Portugal1211 – 122312 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Sancho II of Portugal1223 – 124724 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Afonso III of Portugal1248 – 127931 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Denis of Portugal1279 – 132546 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Afonso IV of Portugal1325 – 135732 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Peter I of Portugal1357 – 136710 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Ferdinand I of Portugal1367 – 138316 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
John I of Portugal1385 – 143348 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Edward, King of Portugal1433 – 14385 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Afonso V of Portugal1438 – 148143 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
John II of Portugal1477 – 1477under a yearleft office aliveread off the dates alonechild
John II of Portugal1481 – 149514 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Manuel I of Portugal1495 – 152126 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
John III of Portugal1521 – 155736 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Sebastian, King of Portugal1557 – 157821 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellgrandchild
Henry, King of Portugal1578 – 15802 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
António, Prior of Crato1580 – 1580under a yeardied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellnephew or niece
Philip II of Spain1580 – 159818 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of death
Philip III of Spain1598 – 162123 yearsdied in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alonechild
Philip IV of Spain1621 – 164019 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
John IV of Portugal1640 – 165616 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Afonso VI of Portugal1656 – 168327 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Peter II of Portugal1683 – 170623 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
John V of Portugal1706 – 175044 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Joseph I of Portugal1750 – 177727 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Maria I of Portugal1777 – 181639 yearsdied in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alonechild
John VI of Portugal1816 – 182610 yearskilledWikidata's manner of deathchild
Pedro I of Brazil1826 – 1826under a yearleft office aliveread off the dates alonechild
Maria II of Portugal1826 – 18282 yearsleft office aliveread off the dates alonechild
Miguel I of Portugal1828 – 18346 yearsdeposed, the article saysread from the ruler's own article
Maria II of Portugal1834 – 185319 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathnephew or niece
Pedro V of Portugal1853 – 18618 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Luís I of Portugal1861 – 188928 yearsdied in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alonesibling
Carlos I of Portugal1889 – 190819 yearskilledWikidata's manner of deathchild
Manuel II of Portugal1908 – 19102 yearsleft office aliveread off the dates alonechild

35 rulers, 35 with terms dated as terms, covering 1139 – 1910. Median reign 19 years. 7 of 36 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.

Heads of government

The line of Prime Minister of Portugal, drawn and never measured: a cabinet is not a reign.

Pedro de Castilholived 1501 – 1615
Afonso de Castelo Brancolived 1522 – 1615
Aleixo de Menezeslived 1559 – 1617
Nuno de Mendonçalived 1560 – …
Diego de Silva y Mendoza, 3rd Duke of Francavillalived 1564 – 1630
António de Ataídelived 1564 – 1647
João Manuel de Ataídelived 1570 – 1633
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba1580 – 1582
Albert VII of Austria1583 – 1593
Francisco de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma1598 – 1600
Cristóvão de Moura1600 – 1603
Cristóvão de Moura1608 – 1612
Miguel de Castro1615 – 1617
Diogo de Castro1633 – 1634
Margaret of Savoy1634 – 1640
José Lúcio Travassos Valdezlived 1787 – 1862
Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barretolived 1804 – 1875
Anselmo José Braamcamplived 1817 – 1885
Fontes Pereira de Melolived 1819 – 1887
Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela1834 – 1835
João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun1835 – 1835
Francisco da Veiga Beirãolived 1841 – 1916
João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun1846 – 1849
João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun1851 – 1856
António José de Ávila1868 – 1868
João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun1870 – 1870
António José de Ávila1870 – 1871
António José de Ávila1877 – 1878
António Rodrigues Sampaio1881 – 1881
João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa1890 – 1892
Teófilo Braga1910 – 1911
João Pinheiro Chagas1911 – 1911
Augusto de Vasconcelos1911 – 1912
Duarte Leite1912 – 1913
Afonso Costa1913 – 1914
Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho1914 – 1915
Joaquim Pimenta de Castro1915 – 1915
Afonso Costa1915 – 1916
José de Castro1915 – 1915

Ground held, by year

km² inside its borders as the borders dataset draws them, measured on an equal-area grid; a step series, held between the years the dataset maps.

1200140016001800

61,800 km² in 1164, 1.95 million km² in 1910; at its largest 1.95 million km² in 1910. Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0.

Flags and arms, in order

Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.

  • Coats of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal and Algarves (1834 to 1910) - Lesser
    coat of arms, undatedCoats of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal and Algarves (1834 to 1910) - Lesser · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Portugal1908
  • PortugueseFlag1095
    flag, 1139 – 1143PortugueseFlag1095 · Public domain
  • PortugueseFlag1143
    flag, 1143 – 1185PortugueseFlag1143 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nuno Tavares
  • PortugueseFlag1185
    flag, 1185 – 1248PortugueseFlag1185 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nuno Tavares
  • Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1248–1385)
    flag, 1248 – 1385Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1248–1385) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · FDRMRZUSA ( talk · contribs ). See sourced file for original author .
  • Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1385–1485)
    flag, 1385 – 1485Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1385–1485) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · FDRMRZUSA ( talk · contribs ). See sourced file for original author .
  • Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1485–mid-16th century)
    flag, 1485 – 1521Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1485–mid-16th century) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Giro720
  • Flag of Portugal (1495)
    flag, 1495 – 1521Flag of Portugal (1495) · Public domain
  • Flag of Portugal (1521)
    flag, 1521 – 1578Flag of Portugal (1521) · Public domain
  • Flag of Portugal (1578)
    flag, 1578 – 1640Flag of Portugal (1578) · Public domain
  • Flag of Portugal (1640)
    flag, 1640 – 1667Flag of Portugal (1640) · Public domain
  • Flag of Portugal (1667)
    flag, 1667 – 1707Flag of Portugal (1667) · Public domain

4 more in the atlas.

What happened within it, by century

Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.

1100 – 1199: 7 recorded — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 5 other11001200 – 1299: 4 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other12001300 – 1399: 15 recorded — 5 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 10 other13001400 – 1499: 23 recorded — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 22 other14001500 – 1599: 19 recorded — 5 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 13 other15001600 – 1699: 14 recorded — 7 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 7 other16001700 – 1799: 13 recorded — 6 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 7 other17001800 – 1899: 24 recorded — 11 wars and battles, 2 risings, regime changes and massacres, 11 other18001900 – 1999: 2 recorded — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other1900

1100 – 11997 rows · 2 wars and battles

1200 – 12994 rows

1300 – 139915 rows · 5 wars and battles

and 7 more in the atlas.

1400 – 149923 rows · 1 wars and battles

and 15 more in the atlas.

1500 – 159919 rows · 5 wars and battles · 1 risings, regime changes and massacres

and 11 more in the atlas.

1600 – 169914 rows · 7 wars and battles

and 6 more in the atlas.

1700 – 179913 rows · 6 wars and battles

and 5 more in the atlas.

1800 – 189924 rows · 11 wars and battles · 2 risings, regime changes and massacres

and 16 more in the atlas.

1900 – 19992 rows · 1 wars and battles

Among all states

Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.

  • How long it stood771 years

    stood longer than 94% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.

  • The most ground it held1,948,000 km²

    held more ground at its peak than 91% of 1,465 states with a border in Cliopatria.

  • Wars recorded per century0.6

    had more wars on record per century than 91% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.

  • How long a reign lasted, at the median19 years

    had longer reigns, at the median, than 59% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.

  • Rulers on record35

    has more rulers on record than 96% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.

What led to it, and what came of it

The investigation's own picture: 36 causes the record names and 2 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.

County of Portugal · Linked · 868 – 1139 · “The Kingdom of Portugal finds its origins in the County of Portugal.”County of PortugalReconquista · Linked · 722 – 1492ReconquistaCouto Misto · Linked · 950 – 1868Couto MistoAlmohad Caliphate · Linked · 1121 – 1269Almohad CaliphateBattle of São Mamede · In the article · 1128 · “The county became part of the Kingdom of León in 1097, and the Counts of Portugal established themselves as rulers of an independent kingdom in the 12th centu…”Battle of São MamedeKingdom of León · In the article · 910 · “The Portuguese County was a semi-autonomous county of the Kingdom of León.”Kingdom of LeónKingdom of Portugal · 1139 – 1910Kingdom of PortugalPortugal · Linked · 1910 – 2026PortugalFirst Portuguese Republic · Linked · 1910 – 1926First Portuguese Republic100015002000
in the articlelinked

Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.

Open in the atlas

Wikidata Q45670 (CC0) · borders Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0 · coast and rivers Natural Earth · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.