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King Carlos I |
Portugal (silver),
1898
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GREEK & ROMAN |
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and Roman Empire. (480
BC to 450 AD)
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PORTUGAL 1st DIN |
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Portuguese Dinasty.
(1128 to 1383)
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PORTUGAL 2nd DIN |
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Portuguese Dinasty.
(1385 to 1580)
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PORTUGAL 3rd DIN |
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Portuguese Dinasty.
(1580 to 1640)
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PORTUGAL 4th DIN |
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Portuguese Dinasty.
(1640 to 1910)
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PORTUGAL REPUBLIC |
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Portuguese Republic.
(From 1910 onwards)
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Joćo I (1385-1433)
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Joćo I, tenth king of
Portugal (the Good or sometimes, the Great or even the One
With Good Memory), was born in Lisbon on April 11, 1357
and died in the same city on August 14, 1433. He was the
natural son of Pedro I by a noble Galician lady called
Teresa Lourenēo. In 1364 he was created grand-master of
the Order of Aviz. He became king of Portugal in 1385,
after the 1383-1385 Crisis.
On April 6 1385, the council of the kingdom (cortes in
Portuguese) summoned in Coimbra declared Joćo, then Master
of Aviz, king of Portugal. This was in effect a
declaration of war against Castile and its pretensions to
the Portuguese throne. Soon after, the king of Castile
invaded Portugal, with the purpose of conquer Lisbon and
remove Joćo I from the throne. Joćo I named Nuno Alvares
Pereira, his loyal and talented supporter, general and
protector of the kingdom. The invasion was repelled during
the Summer after the battle of Atoleiros, but especially
after the decisive battle of Aljubarrota (August 14,
1385), where the Castilian army was virtually annihilated.
Juan I of Castile then retreated and the stability of Joćo
I's throne was permanently secured.
After the death of Juan of Castile, without leaving issue
by Beatrice, in 1390, Joćo I ruled in peace and pursued
the economic development of the country. The exception was
the siege and conquer of the city of Ceuta in 1415. After
this military success of extreme strategic importance on
the control of the navigation in the African coast, Joćo I
returned to a non aggressive policy. Contemporaneous
writers describe him as a man of wit, very keen on
concentrating the power on himself, but, at the same time,
with a benevolent and kind personality. His youth
education as Master of a religious order turned him into
an unusual learned king in the Middle Ages. His love for
knowledge and culture was passed to his sons.
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Joćo I (1385 -
1433)
Real Branco. Obverse: HNS DEI GRA RE PO
ET AL. Reverse:
ADIVTORIVM NOSTRVN QVI F EECIT CELLVM ET T.
Joćo I (1385 -
1433)
Real de 10 Soldos. Obverse: IHNS DEI GRA
REX PO ET ALGARBII. Reverse:
ADIVTORIVM NOSTRVN QVI FEC IT CELVM ET TERAN.
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