Portuguese interregnum begins after Ferdinand I dies
1383
The childless Portuguese king died, leaving his daughter Beatrice married to Castile's John I, who claimed the Portuguese throne through her. Lisboeta merchants and the master of Aviz, John, refused to be absorbed by Castile, rallying popular support against foreign rule. Their revolt would deliver Portugal's independence at Aljubarrota two years later and launch the Avis dynasty.
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Also in 1383 (4 other events on record)
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.