The House of Braganza was a Portuguese noble family that became the ruling royal house of Portugal, founded when Afonso, an illegitimate son of King John I, was made the first Duke of Braganza. The dukes grew into the greatest nobles in Portugal. In 1640, after sixty years of union with Spain under the Habsburgs, the eighth Duke of Braganza was proclaimed king as John IV, in a revolution that restored Portugal's independence. The dynasty ruled Portugal until the monarchy was abolished in 1910, and a branch also ruled Brazil as emperors after its independence, notably Pedro I and Pedro II. The house is associated with the empire's height and with the later transfer of the court to Rio de Janeiro.
Before and after
- from April 1440 to October 1440Siege of Belgrade
- from 1441 to 1783Crimean Khanate
- from 1441 to 1475Ottoman conquest of the southern coast of Crimea
- 1442Construction of Basilica of Santa Croce
- 1442Rise of House of Braganza
- 1443Treaty of Gyehae
- from November 1443 to January 1468Skanderbeg's rebellion
- 1445Birth of Sandro Botticelli
- from 14 May 1448 to 31 July 1448Siege of Svetigrad
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