When manuel i of portugal married a daughter of the spanish rulers he was pressed to align his policies with theirs.

Portugal king john ii. The house of braganza known as the brigantine dynasty came to power in 1640 when john ii of braganza became the reigning house of portugal and deposed the house of habsburg in the portuguese restoration war. Ferdinand isabella one king ferdinand and isabella 1079 words 5 pages. 3 march 1455 25 october 1495 called the perfect prince portuguese.

John ii byname the perfect prince portuguese o principe perfeito born 1455 lisbon portdied october 1495 alvor king of portugal from 1481 to 1495 regarded as one of the greatest portuguese rulers chiefly because of his ruthless assertion of royal authority over the great nobles and his resumption of the exploration of africa and the quest for india. Isabella never really knew her father as he died when she was only four years old. O principe perfeito was king of portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495 and also for a brief time in 1477.

John iis reign lasting 48 years was one of the longest in castilian history but john himself was not a particularly capable monarch. The man knows what he is talking about i believe said he. John ii then king of portugal was convinced that these notions of columbus as the people were pleased to call them were not so absurd as they seemed.

At her instigation he dismissed and executed his faithful and able servant an act which is said to have caused him much remorse. Her mothers name was also isabella. In 1492 king john ii of portugal sent him to the port of setubal south of lisbon and to the algarve portugals southernmost province to seize french ships in retaliation for french peacetime depredations against portuguese shippinga.

His favourite alvaro de luna heavily influenced him until his second wife isabella of portugal obtained control of his feeble will. King john ii attempted to facilitate the transportation of jewish families to other kingdoms. The house of braganza also known as the brigantine dynasty came to power in 1640 when john ii duke of braganza claimed to be the rightful heir of the defunct house of aviz as he was the great great grandson of king manuel i.

He spent his time verse making hunting and holding tournaments. She was born in a city of madrigal and raised catholic. This was followed by the liberation of almost all of the minho in the course of two months as part of a war against castile in opposition to its claims to the portuguese throne.

King john ii of castile was her father. Her mother was the princess of portugal. He is known for re establishing the power of the portuguese monarchy reinvigorating the portuguese economy and renewing his countrys exploration of africa and the orient.