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Not to be confused with the Anscarids
Anscarids

The Anscarids or Anscarii or the House of Ivrea were a medieval Franks dynasty of Kingdom of Burgundy origin which rose to prominence in Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Regnum Italicum....
, of the County of Burgundy.


The House of Burgundy (pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Capetian dynasty

The Capetian dynasty is the largest European royal house. It includes any of the direct descendants of Hugh Capet of France. King Juan Carlos of Spain and Grand Duke Henri%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg of Luxembourg are members of this family, both through the House of Bourbon of the dynasty....
, descending from Robert, Duke of Burgundy
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy

Robert I Capet was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris....
, a younger son of Robert II of France
Robert II of France

Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
.

The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy

The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the France in the Middle Ages. It roughly conforms to the modern Bourgogne. Existing between 843 and 1477, the Duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy, whose extinction with the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 led to the Duchy being absorbed into the French crown...
 from 1032-1361. The main line of the dynasty ended with the death in 1361 of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

Philip I of Burgundy, also Philip II of Palatine Burgundy, Philip II of Boulogne, Philip III of Artois, Philip III of Boulogne, nicknamed Philip of Rouvres was Duke of Burgundy from 1350 until his death....
. His duchy was inherited by John II of France
John II of France

John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
, whose mother had been a member of the House of Burgundy.

Notable members of the main line of the House of Burgundy include:

The Portuguese Branch
Called the Afonsine Dynasty (Dinastia Afonsina, pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ), the Portuguese branch of the House of Burgundy was a cadet branch, descending from Henry, Count of Portugal
Henry, Count of Portugal

Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy, heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy....
.






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Not to be confused with the Anscarids
Anscarids

The Anscarids or Anscarii or the House of Ivrea were a medieval Franks dynasty of Kingdom of Burgundy origin which rose to prominence in Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Regnum Italicum....
, of the County of Burgundy.


The House of Burgundy (pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Capetian dynasty

The Capetian dynasty is the largest European royal house. It includes any of the direct descendants of Hugh Capet of France. King Juan Carlos of Spain and Grand Duke Henri%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg of Luxembourg are members of this family, both through the House of Bourbon of the dynasty....
, descending from Robert, Duke of Burgundy
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy

Robert I Capet was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris....
, a younger son of Robert II of France
Robert II of France

Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
.

The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy

The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the France in the Middle Ages. It roughly conforms to the modern Bourgogne. Existing between 843 and 1477, the Duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy, whose extinction with the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 led to the Duchy being absorbed into the French crown...
 from 1032-1361. The main line of the dynasty ended with the death in 1361 of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

Philip I of Burgundy, also Philip II of Palatine Burgundy, Philip II of Boulogne, Philip III of Artois, Philip III of Boulogne, nicknamed Philip of Rouvres was Duke of Burgundy from 1350 until his death....
. His duchy was inherited by John II of France
John II of France

John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
, whose mother had been a member of the House of Burgundy.

Notable members of the main line of the House of Burgundy include:
  • Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
    Robert I, Duke of Burgundy

    Robert I Capet was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris....
  • Henry, Count of Portugal
    Henry, Count of Portugal

    Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy, heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy....
  • Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy
    Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy

    Hugh III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1162 and 1192. Hugh was the eldest son of duke Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy and Marie De Champagne, daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne and Mathilda of Carinthia....
  • Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy
    Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy

    Eudes IV was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Count of Artois between 1330 and 1347. He was the second son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy....
  • Margaret of Burgundy, the first wife and Queen of Louis X of France
    Louis X of France

    Louis X , called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn , was the List of Navarrese monarchs from 1305 and list of French monarchs from 1314 until his death....
  • Jeanne of Burgundy
    Joan the Lame

    Joan of Burgundy , also known as Joan the Lame or Joan of Burgundy, Queen consort of France, first wife of Philip VI of France.Biography...
    , the first wife and Queen of Philip VI of France
    Philip VI of France

    Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the List of French monarchs from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Counts and Dukes of Maine, and Count of Valois from 1325 to 1328....
  • Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
    Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

    Philip I of Burgundy, also Philip II of Palatine Burgundy, Philip II of Boulogne, Philip III of Artois, Philip III of Boulogne, nicknamed Philip of Rouvres was Duke of Burgundy from 1350 until his death....


The Portuguese Branch


Called the Afonsine Dynasty (Dinastia Afonsina, pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ), the Portuguese branch of the House of Burgundy was a cadet branch, descending from Henry, Count of Portugal
Henry, Count of Portugal

Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy, heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy....
. Henry was a younger son of Henry of Burgundy
Henry of Burgundy

Henry of Burgundy was the son and heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, duke of Burgundy. He died shortly before his father and failed to succeed in Burgundy....
, the son and heir of Robert I of Burgundy who died before he could inherit the Duchy.

The younger Henry, having little chance of inheriting any land or titles, had joined the reconquista
Reconquista

The Reconquista was a period of 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula succeeded in retaking the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims....
 in the Iberian Peninsula in the late 12th century. After conquering Galicia and northern Portugal on behalf of Alfonso VI of Castile
Alfonso VI of Castile

Alfonso VI , nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was King of Le?n from 1065 to 1109 and King of Castile from 1072 following the death of his brother Sancho II of Castile....
, he was married to Alfonso's illegitimate daughter, Teresa
Theresa, Countess of Portugal

Queen Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Portugal, , illegitimacy daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile and Kingdom of Castile and Ximena Moniz....
, and given the County of Portugal as a fief under León
Kingdom of León

Kingdom of Le?n was an independent country situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 A.D. when the Christian princes of Kingdom of Asturias along the Bay of Biscay shifted their main seat from Oviedo to the city of Le?n, Spain....
. His son, Afonso Henriques
Afonso I of Portugal

Afonso I , or also Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , sometimes rendered in English language as Alphonzo or Alphonse, depending on the Spanish or French influence, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques , nicknamed the Conqueror , was the first List of Portuguese monarchs, achieving its independen...
, became King of Portugal after defeating his mother in the Battle of São Mamede
Battle of São Mamede

The Battle of S?o Mamede took place on June 24, 1128 near Guimar?es and is considered the seminal event for the foundation of Portugal. Portuguese forces led by Afonso I of Portugal defeated forces led by his mother Teresa of Le?n and her lover Fern?o Peres de Trava....
 in 1128. It was only in 1179 that Pope Alexander III
Pope Alexander III

Pope Alexander III , born Rolando of Siena, was Pope from 1159 to 1181....
 recognized Portugal as an independent state, recognition, at the time, needed for total acceptance of the kingdom in the Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
 world.

The kings that succeeded Afonso I continued the process of Reconquista
Reconquista

The Reconquista was a period of 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula succeeded in retaking the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims....
 of the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar and a very small area of France....
, controlled by Moors
Moors

In the Spanish language, the term for Moors is Moro; in Portuguese language the word is mouro. There seems to have been some confusion about the relationship of the word moro/mouro to the word moreno , both from Greek language ma?ros, i.e....
. Afonso III conquered Algarve
Algarve

The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal Portugal. It has an area of 5,412 square kilometres with approximately 410,000 permanent inhabitants, and incorporates 16 municipalities....
 and adopted the title of king of Portugal and the Algarve.

The borders of Portugal were defined in the Treaty of Alcanizes (1297) when king Denis
Denis of Portugal

Denis, Portuguese language: Dinis or Diniz, , called the Farmer King , was the sixth List of Portuguese monarchs. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279....
, son of Afonso III, started a process of development of the kingdom's land. In 1383 Beatrice, princess of Portugal
Beatrice of Portugal

Beatrice, Portuguese language Beatriz , was the only daughter of King Ferdinand I of Portugal and his wife, Leonor Telles de Menezes, a Portuguese noble woman....
 and heir to the throne married John I of Castile
John I of Castile

John I was the king of Crown of Castile, was the son of Henry II of Castile and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Duke of Penafiel, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile....
. When Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I of Portugal

Ferdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth List of Portuguese monarchs, the second son of Peter I of Portugal and his wife, Constance of Castile....
 (her father) died during the same year the kingdom entered a period of anarchy called the 1383-1385 Crisis, threatened with a possible annexation by Castile
Crown of Castile

The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity, is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of Kingdom of Le?n and Kingdom of Castile, or more concretely, with the union of their parliaments a few decades later....
. This period ended in 1385 with the victory of the Portuguese in the Battle of Aljubarrota
Battle of Aljubarrota

The Battle of Aljubarrota took place on August 14 1385, between the forces commanded by King John I of Portugal and his general Nuno ?lvares Pereira, and the army of King John I of Castile....
 and a new dynasty began with John I, Master of Aviz
John I of Portugal

John I, Portuguese language: Jo?o, , called the Good or of Happy Memory, was the tenth List of Portuguese monarchs and the first to use the title Lord of Ceuta....
 (illegitimate son of Peter I), thus called the House of Aviz
House of Aviz

The House of Aviz is a dynasty of List of Portuguese monarchs. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383-1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John I of Portugal, natural son of king Peter I of Portugal and Dona Teresa Louren?o as king....
.

Kings of the House of Burgundy

  • Afonso Henriques
    Afonso I of Portugal

    Afonso I , or also Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , sometimes rendered in English language as Alphonzo or Alphonse, depending on the Spanish or French influence, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques , nicknamed the Conqueror , was the first List of Portuguese monarchs, achieving its independen...
     (Afonso I), The Conqueror (1139-1185)
  • Sancho I
    Sancho I of Portugal

    Sancho I , nicknamed the Populator , second List of Portuguese monarchs, was born on November 11 1154 in Coimbra and died on March 26, 1212 in the same city....
    , The Populator (1185-1211)
  • Afonso II
    Afonso II of Portugal

    Afonso II , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , nicknamed "the Fat" , third List of Portuguese monarchs, was born in Coimbra on April 23 1185 and died on March 25 1223 in the same city....
    , The Fat (1211-1223)
  • Sancho II
    Sancho II of Portugal

    Sancho II , nicknamed "the Pious" and "the Caped" or "the Capuched" , , fourth List of Portuguese monarchs, was the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Urraca, princess of Castile....
    , The Pious (1223-1248)
  • Afonso III
    Afonso III of Portugal

    Afonso III , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , the Bolognian or the Brave , the fifth List of Portuguese monarchs and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, since 1249....
    , The Bolognian(1248-1279)
  • Denis
    Denis of Portugal

    Denis, Portuguese language: Dinis or Diniz, , called the Farmer King , was the sixth List of Portuguese monarchs. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279....
    , The Farmer (1279-1325)
  • Afonso IV
    Afonso IV of Portugal

    Afonso IV , called the Brave , was the seventh List of Portuguese monarchs from 1325 until his death. He was the only legitimate son of Dinis of Portugal by his wife Elizabeth of Aragon....
    , The Brave (1325-1357)
  • Peter I
    Peter I of Portugal

    Peter I , called the Just , was the eighth List of Portuguese monarchs from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portugal and his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile ....
    , The Cruel or The Just (1357-1367)
  • Ferdinand I
    Ferdinand I of Portugal

    Ferdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth List of Portuguese monarchs, the second son of Peter I of Portugal and his wife, Constance of Castile....
    , The Beautiful or The Inconstant (1367-1383)


See also

  • List of Portuguese monarchs
    List of Portuguese monarchs

    This is a list of Portuguese monarchs dating from the independence of Portugal from the kingdom of Kingdom of Le?n in 1128 under Afonso Henriques, who proclaimed himself King in 1139, to the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic on October 5, 1910, during the reign of Manuel II of Portugal, "the Patriot," or "the Missed Kin...
  • Kings of Portugal family tree
    Kings of Portugal family tree

    This is a collection of the family trees of the kingdom of Portugal.See also: Portugal - History of Portugal - List of Portuguese monarchs...
  • House of Aviz
    House of Aviz

    The House of Aviz is a dynasty of List of Portuguese monarchs. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383-1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John I of Portugal, natural son of king Peter I of Portugal and Dona Teresa Louren?o as king....
  • The Establishment of the Monarchy in Portugal
  • The Consolidation of the Monarchy in Portugal
  • Timeline of Portuguese history
    Timeline of Portuguese history

    This is a historical timeline of Portugal.*Timeline of Portuguese history *Timeline of Portuguese history *Timeline of Germanic kingdoms...