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Henry, King of Portugal

1512 - 1580

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Henry (Portuguese: Henrique [ẽˈʁikɨ]; 31 January 1512 – 31 January 1580), dubbed the Chaste (Portuguese: o Casto) and the Cardinal-King (Portuguese: o Cardeal-Rei), was King of Portugal and an inquisitor and cardinal of the Catholic Church, who ruled Portugal between 1578 and 1580. As a clergyman, he was bound to celibacy, and as such, had no children to succeed him, and thus put an end to the reigning House of Aviz. His death led to the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 and ultimately to the 60-year Iberian Union that saw Portugal share a monarch with Habsburg Spain. The next independent monarch of Portugal would be John IV, who restored the throne after 60 years of Spanish rule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry, King of Portugal is the 2,485th most popular politician (down from 1,637th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 36th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Henry, King of Portugal is most famous for his role in the Portuguese exploration of the world. He was also responsible for the discovery of Brazil.

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Among politicians, Henry, King of Portugal ranks 2,485 out of 19,576. Before him are King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Jill Biden, Zhu De, Philip, Duke of Parma, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, and Inge II of Norway. After him are Tokugawa Hidetada, Solomon, King of Hungary, Fuad Masum, Peter II of Portugal, Weneg, and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1512, Henry, King of Portugal ranks 5. Before him are James V of Scotland, Gerardus Mercator, Catherine Parr, and Judah Loew ben Bezalel. After him are Manco Inca Yupanqui, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Devlet I Giray, Sibylle of Cleves, Robert Recorde, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, and Prospero Fontana. Among people deceased in 1580, Henry, King of Portugal ranks 5. Before him are Andrea Palladio, Luís de Camões, Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, and Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. After him are Lala Mustafa Pasha, Ruy López de Segura, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Hieronymus Wolf, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Juliana of Stolberg, and Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Henry, King of Portugal ranks 64 out of 633. Before him are Manoel de Oliveira (1908), Diogo Cão (1440), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), John of God (1495), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), and Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397). After him are Peter II of Portugal (1648), Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933), Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Jorge Sampaio (1939), and Uriel da Costa (1585).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Henry, King of Portugal ranks 38. Before him are António Costa (1961), John V of Portugal (1689), Mário Soares (1924), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), and Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397). After him are Peter II of Portugal (1648), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Jorge Sampaio (1939), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Viriathus (-180), and Francisco de Almeida (1450).

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