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Name: War of the Portuguese Succession
Type: Event
Start: 1580 AD
End: 1583 AD
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War of the Portuguese Succession
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Was a succession crisis caused by the death of the King of Portugal without heirs. The conflict saw two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who eventually succeeded in claiming the crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.
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