Family tree of Portuguese monarchs

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First Dynasty: The Burgundians

Portuguese House of Burgundy
Robert I
1011–1076
Duke of Burgundy
Constance
1046–1093
Alfonso VI
1040–1109
King of León and Castile
Jimena
Muñoz

d.1157
Henry
of Burgundy
c.1035
1070/1074
Hugh I
1057–1093
Duke of Burgundy
Robert
1059–1111
Bishop of Langres
Odo I
1060–1102
Duke of Burgundy
Urraca
1079–1126
Queen of León and Castile
Theresa
1080–1130
Henry
1066–1112
Count of Portugal
Hugh II
1084–c.1143
Duke of Burgundy
Amadeus III
1095–1148
Count of Savoy
Odo II
1118–1162
Duke of Burgundy
Alfonso VII
the Emperor

1105–1157
King of León
Urraca
c.1095after1169
Sancha
c.1097–1163
Afonso I
1109–1185
King of Portugal
r.1139–1185
Matilda
of Savoy
1125–1158
Pedro
d.1165
Ramon Berenguer IV
1114–1162
Count of Barcelona
Petronilla
of Aragon
1136–1173
Hugh III
1142–1192
Duke of Burgundy
Ferdinand II
King of León
and Galicia
c.1137–1188
Urraca
1151–1188
Mafalda
1153–aft.1162
Sancho I
1154–1211
King of Portugal
r.1185–1211
Dulce
of Aragon
1160–1198
Philip I
1143–1191
Count of Flanders
Theresa
c.1157–1218
Odo III
1166–1218
Duke of Burgundy
Alfonso IX
1171–1230
King of León and Galicia
Theresa
1178–1250
Sancha
c.1182–1229
Lady of Alenquer
Afonso II
1185–1223
King of Portugal
r.1211–1223
Urraca
of Castile
1186/1187–1220
Peter I
1187–1258
Count of Urgell
Aurembiax
1196–1231
Ferdinand
1188–1233
Count of Flanders
Joan
1194–1244
Ferdinand III
1201–1252
King of Castile
Urraca
Alfonso
de León
≈1197–1258
Blanche
c.1192–1240
Lady of Guadalajara
Henry I
1204–1217
King of Castile and Toledo
Mafalda
c.1195–1256
Berengaria
1190s–1221
Valdemar II
1170–1241
King of Denmark
Alfonso X
the Wise

1221–1284
King of Castile
Beatrice
of Castile
1242–1303
Afonso III
1210–1279
King of Portugal
r.1248–1279
Matilda II
1202–1260
Countess of Boulogne
Mécia
Lopes

de Haro
c.1215–1270
Sancho II
1209–1248
King of Portugal
r.1223–1247
Fernando
1217–1246
Lord of Serpa
Sancha
Fernández
de Lara
Eleanor
c.1211–1231
Valdemar
the Young

King of Denmark
c.1209–1231
Sancho IV
1258–1295
King of Castile
Denis
1261–1325
King of Portugal
r.1279–1325
Isabel
of Aragon
1271–1336
Blanche
1259–1321
Lady of Las Huelgas
Afonso
1263–1312
Lord of Portalegre
Violante Manuel
of Castile
c.1265–1314
Sancha
1264–c.1302
Maria
1264–1304
Ferdinand IV
1285–1312
King of Castile
Constance
1290–1313
Beatrice
of Castile
1293–1359
Afonso IV
1291–1357
King of Portugal
r.1325–1357
Maria
1313–1357
Alfonso XI
1311–1350
King of Castile
Constanza Manuel
of Villena
1315/1323–1345
Inês
de Castro
1325–1355
Peter I
1320–1367
King of Portugal
r.1357–1367
Teresa Lourenço
b.1330
Eleanor
1328–1348
Peter IV
1319–1387
King of Aragon
Leonor Telles de Meneses
de Meneses
1350–1386
Ferdinand I
1345–1383
King of Portugal
r.1367–1383
Maria
1342–after1363
Fernando
b.1329
Marquis of Tortosa
Henry II
1334–1379
King of Castile
Beatrice
1373–c.1420
John I
1358–1390
King of Castile
Isabel
1364–1395
Alfonso Enríquez
1355–1395
Count of Gijón and Noroña
Sancho
1342–1374
Count of Alburquerque
Beatrice
c.1347–1381
Constanza
Enríquez
de Castilla
John
1349–1397
Duke of Valencia de Campos
Denis
1354–1397
Lord of Cifuentes
Joan
of Castile
b.c.1360
John I
1358–1433
King of Portugal
r.1385–1433
House of Braganza
Constance
of Noronha
1395–1480
Afonso I
1377–1461
1st Duke of Braganza
Beatriz Pereira de Alvim
de Alvim
1380–1415
Second dynasty
House of Aviz

Second Dynasty: Houses of Aviz

Peter I
1320–1367
King of Portugal
r.1357–1367
Teresa Lourenço
b.1330
Ferdinand I
1345–1383
King of Portugal
r.1367–1383
Philippa of Lancaster
1360–1415
John I
1357–1433
King of Portugal
r.1385–1433
Inês Peres
c.1350 – c.1400
Ferdinand I
1380–1416
King of Aragon
Beatrice
c.1386–1439
Countess of Arundel
Afonso
1377–1461
1st Duke of Braganza
Eleanor
of Aragon
1402–1445
Edward
1391–1438
King of Portugal
r.1433–1438
Isabella
1397–1471
Duchess of Burgundy
Henry
1394–1460
Duke of Viseu
Peter
1392–1449
Duke of Coimbra
Isabella
of Urgell
1409–1459
Ferdinand
1402–1443
The Holy Prince
John
1400–1442
Constable of Portugal
Isabel
of Barcelos
1402–1466
Fernando I
1403–1478
2nd Duke of Braganza
John II
1398–1479
King of Aragon
Maria
of Aragon
1396–1445
John II
1405–1454
King of Castile
Isabella
1428–1496
Eleanor
1434–1467
Frederick III
1415–1493
Holy Roman Emperor
Catherine
1436–1463
Henry IV
1425–1474
King of Castile
Joan
1439–1475
Ferdinand
1433–1470
Duke of Viseu
Beatrice
1430–1506
Maximilian I
1459–1519
Holy Roman Emperor
Mary
of Burgundy
1457–1482
Ferdinand II
of Aragon
1452–1516
King of Castile
Isabella I
1451–1504
Queen of Castile
Isabella
of Coimbra
1432–1455
Afonso V
1432–1481
King of Portugal
r.1438–1477, r.1477–1481
Joanna
la Beltraneja
1462–1530
Joanna
1452–1490
John II
1455–1495
King of Portugal
r.1477, r.1481–1495
Eleanor
of Viseu
1458–1525
Isabella
of Viseu
1459–1521
Fernando II
1430–1483
3rd Duke of Braganza
Philip I
1478–1506
King of Castile
Joanna
1479–1555
Queen of Castile
Catherine
of Aragon
1485–1536
Henry VIII
1491–1547
King of England
Afonso
1475–1491
Prince of Portugal
Isabella
of Aragon
1470–1498
Manuel I
1469–1521
King of Portugal
r.1495–1521
Maria
of Aragon
1482–1517
Jaime
1479–1532
4th Duke of Braganza
Ferdinand I
1503–1564
Holy Roman Emperor
Catherine
1507–1578
John III
1502–1557
King of Portugal
r.1521–1557
Charles V(I)
1500–1558
King of Spain
Isabella
1503–1539
Beatrice
1504–1538
Countess of Asti
Charles III
1486–1553
Duke of Savoy
Henry
1512–1580
King of Portugal
r.1578–1580
Edward
1515–1540
Duke of Guimarães
Isabella
of Braganza
1514–1576
Afonso
1509–1540
Cardinal-Infante
Louis
Duke of Beja
1506 —1555
Ferdinand
1507–1534
Duke of Guarda
Guiomar
Coutinho
of Marialva
d.1534
Third Dynasty
House of Habsburg
João
Manuel

1537–1554
Joanna
of Austria
1535–1573
Maria Manuela
1527–1545
Philip I(II)
1527–1598
King of Portugal
r.1581–1598
Teodósio I
1510–1563
5th Duke of Braganza
Sebastian
1554–1578
King of Portugal
r.1557–1578
António
1531–1595
Prior of Crato
King of Portugal
r.1580–1582
Catarina
1540–1614
João I
1543–1583
6th Duke of Braganza
Ana
de Velasco y Girón
1585–1607
Teodósio II
1568–1630
7th Duke of Braganza
Fourth Dynasty
House of Braganza
John IV
1604–1656
King of Portugal
r.1640–1656

Third Dynasty: Houses of Habsburg

Manuel I
1469–1521
King of Portugal
r.1495–1521
Philip I
1478–1506
King of Castile
Eleanor
of Austria
1498–1558
Catherine
1507–1578
John III
1502–1557
King of Portugal
r.1521–1557
Isabella
1503–1539
Charles V(I)
1500–1558
King of Spain
Ferdinand I
1503–1564
Holy Roman Emperor
João Manuel
1537–1554
Prince of Portugal
Joanna
of Austria
1535–1573
Mary I
1516–1558
Queen of England
Maria
of Austria
1528–1603
Maximilian II
1527–1576
Holy Roman Emperor
Charles II
1540–1590
Archduke of Austria
Maria Anna
of Bavaria
1551–1608
Maria Manuela
1527–1545
Elisabeth
of Valois
1545–1568
Philip I (II)
1527–1598
King of Portugal
r.1581–1598
Anna
of Austria
1549–1580
Henry IV
1553–1610
King of France
Carlos
1545–1568
Prince of Asturias
Catalina Micaela
1567–1597
Charles
Emmanuel I

1562–1630
Duke of Savoy
Isabella
Clara
Eugenia

1566–1633
Albert VII
1559–1621
Archduke of Austria
Philip II (III)
1578–1621
King of Portugal
r.1598–1621
Margaret
of Austria
1584–1611
Ferdinand II
1578–1637
Holy Roman Emperor
Louis XIII
1601–1643
King of France
Anne
of Austria
1601–1666
Charles
of Austria
1607–1632
Ferdinand
of Austria
1609/1610–1641
Maria Anna
of Spain
1606–1646
Ferdinand III
1608–1657
Holy Roman Emperor
Elisabeth
of France
1602–1644
Philip III (IV)
1605–1665
King of Portugal
r.1621–1640
Mariana
of Austria
1634–1696
Philip
1615–1690
Elector Palatine
Louis XIV
1638–1715
King of France
Maria Theresa
of Spain
1638–1683
Philippe I
1640–1701
Duke of Orléans
Balthasar Charles
1629–1646
Prince of Asturias
John
of Austria
1629–1679
Marie Louise
of Orléans
1662–1689
Charles II
1661–1700
King of Spain
Maria Anna
of Neuburg
1667–1740
Margaret Theresa
of Spain
1651–1673
Leopold I
1640–1705
Holy Roman Emperor
Eleonore
of Neuburg
1655–1720

Fourth Dynasty: House of Braganza

House of Aviz
Manuel I
1469–1521
King of Portugal
r.1495–1521
Edward
1515–1540
Duke of Guimarães
House of Braganza
Catherine
1540–1614
João I
1543–1583
6th Duke of Braganza
Juan Manuel
1579–1636
Duke of Medina Sidonia
Teodósio II
1568–1630
7th Duke of Braganza
Luisa
de Guzmán
1613–1666
John IV
1604–1656
King of Portugal
r.1640–1656
Philip William
1615–1690
Elector Palatine
Teodósio
1634–1653
Prince of Brazil
Afonso VI
1643–1683
King of Portugal
r.1656–1683
Maria Francisca
of Savoy
1646–1683
Peter II
1648–1706
King of Portugal
r.1683–1706
Maria Sophia
of Neuburg
1666–1699
Eleonor Magdalene
of Neuburg
1655–1720
Leopold I
1640–1705
King of Germany
Holy Roman Emperor
Catherine
of Braganza
1638–1705
Charles II
1630–1685
King of England
Philip V
1683–1746
King of Spain
Isabel Luísa
1669–1690
Princess of Beira
João
Prince of Brazil
1688
Francisco
1691–1742
Duke of Beja
António
1695–1757
Maria Anna
of Austria
1683–1754
John V
1689–1750
King of Portugal
r.1706–1750
Manuel
1697–1766
Count of Ourém
Francisca Josefa
1699–1736
Ferdinand VI
1713–1759
King of Spain
Barbara
1711–1758
Mariana Victoria
of Spain
1718–1781
Joseph I
1714–1777
King of Portugal
r.1750–1777
Charles III
1716–1788
King of Spain
Carlos
1716–1736
Gaspar
1716–1789
Archbishop of Braga
José
1720–1801
High Inquisitor of Portugal
Mariana Francisca
1736–1813
Maria Doroteia
1739–1771
Maria I
1734–1816
Queen of Portugal
r.1777–1816
Peter III
1717–1786
King of Portugal
r.1777–1786
Charles IV
1748–1819
King of Spain
António
of Braganza
1714–1800
Benedita
1746–1829
José
1761–1788
Prince of Brazil
John VI
1767–1826
King of Portugal
r.1816–1826
Carlota Joaquina
of Spain
1775–1830
Maria Ana
1768–1788
Gabriel
of Spain
1752–1788
Maria Luisa
of Spain
1745–1792
Maria
da Assunção

1805–1834
Francisco
António

1795–1801
Prince of Beira
Ferdinand VII
1784–1833
King of Spain
Maria Isabel
1797–1818
Maria Francisca
of Bragança
1800–1834
Carlos
1788–1855
Count of Molina
Carlist pretender
Maria Teresa
1793–1874
Princess of Beira
Pedro Carlos
1786–1812
Francis II
1768–1835
King of Germany
Holy Roman Emperor
Adelaide
of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
1831–1909
Miguel I
1802–1866
King of Portugal
r.1828–1834
Ana de Jesus
1806–1857
Nuno
1804–1875
Duke of Loulé
Isabel Maria
1801–1876
Amélie
of Leuchtenberg
1812–1873
Pedro IV
1798–1834
King of Portugal
r.1826
Maria Leopoldina
of Austria
1797–1826
Francis I
1777–1830
King of the Two Sicilies
François
d'Orléans
1818–1900
Prince of Joinville
Francisca
of Brazil
1824–1898
Auguste
de Beauharnais
1810–1835
Maria II
1819–1853
Queen of Portugal
r.1826–1828, r.1834–1853
Ferdinand II
1816–1885
King of Portugal
r.1837–1853
Januária
of Brazil
1822–1901
Louis
1824–1897
Count of Aquila
Pedro II
1825–1891
Emperor of Brazil
Teresa Cristina
of the Two
Sicilies
1822–1889
Charles III
1823–1854
Duke of Parma
Stephanie
of Hohenzollern
-Sigmaringen
1837–1859
Pedro V
1837–1861
King of Portugal
r.1853–1861
Leopold
1835–1905
Prince of Hohenzollern
Antónia
1845–1913
Maria Anna
1843–1884
George
1832–1904
King of Saxony
João
1842–1861
Duke of Beja
Victor
Emmanuel II

1820–1878
King of Italy
Robert I
1848–1907
Duke of Parma
Maria Antonia
1862–1959
Adelgundes
of Guimarães
1858–1946
Henry
1851–1905
Count of Bardi
Fernando
1846–1861
Augusto
1847–1889
Duke of Coimbra
Luís I
1838–1889
King of Portugal
r.1861–1889
Maria Pia
of Savoy
1847–1911
Amadeo I
1845–1890
King of Spain
Maria
das Neves
1852–1941
Marie Anne
1861–1942
William IV
1852–1912
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Ferdinand I
1865–1927
King of Romania
William
1864–1927
Prince of Hohenzollern
Amélie
of Orléans
1865–1951
Carlos I
1863–1908
King of Portugal
r.1889–1908
Afonso
1865–1920
Duke of Porto
Nevada Hayes
1885–1941
Maria Josepha
1857–1943
Karl Theodor
1839–1909
Duke in Bavaria
Maria Theresa
1855–1944
Karl Ludwig
of Austria
1833–1896
Augusta Victoria
of Hohenzollern
1890–1966
Manuel II
1889–1932
King of Portugal
r.1908–1910
Luís Filipe
1887–1908
Prince Royal of Portugal
Elisabeth
of Thurn and Taxis
1860–1881
Miguel
1853–1927
Duke of Braganza
Maria Theresa
of Löwenstein
1870–1935
Duarte Nuno
1907–1976
Duke of Braganza
Duarte Pio
b.1945
Duke of Braganza

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The Portugal national football team has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home games are played at the Estádio Nacional stadiums in Portugal, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Cidade do Futebol, is located in Oeiras. The head coach of the team is Roberto Martínez, and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team records for most caps and most goals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cristiano Ronaldo</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 33 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo holds the records for most appearances (183), goals (140) and assists (42) in the Champions League, most appearances (30), assists (8), goals in the European Championship (14), international goals (130) and international appearances (212). He is one of the few players to have made over 1,200 professional career appearances, the most by an outfield player, and has scored over 890 official senior career goals for club and country, making him the top goalscorer of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sporting CP</span> Association football club in Lisbon, Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primeira Liga</span> Top division mens association football league in Portugal

The Primeira Liga, officially known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it is contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portuguese people</span> Ethnic group native to Portugal

The Portuguese people are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation indigenous to Portugal, a country in the west of the Iberian Peninsula in the south-west of Europe, who share a common culture, ancestry and language.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cape Verde</span> Island country in West Africa

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles.