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The Kingdom of Portugal was Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
's general designation under the monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west 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....
, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, and existed from 1139 to 1910. It was replaced by the Portuguese First Republic
Portuguese First Republic

The Portuguese First Republic spans a complex 16 year period in the history of Portugal Portugal, between the end of the History of Portugal marked by the 5 October 1910 revolution and the 28 May coup d'?tat of 1926....
 after the Lisbon Regicide
Lisbon Regicide

The Lisbon Regicide occurred February 1, 1908, at the Terreiro do Pa?o on the Portuguese capital; it consisted of the murder of Carlos I of Portugal and all the Portuguese Royal Family by terrorists....
 (1908) and ultimately, the October 5th revolution (1910).

Second County of Portugal
Second County of Portugal

Condado Portucalense was the second county founded in Portugal. It was established in 1095 by Count Henry, Count of Portugal....
 (1093-1139), successor to the First County of Portugal
First County of Portugal

Condado de Portucale was the first county founded in Portugal. It was founded in 868, during the Reconquista as a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Asturias, by count V?mara Peres....
 (868-1071), became a kingdom
Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged in an individual, who is the head of state, often for Life tenure or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch....
 on 26 July 1139 when Afonso I
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...
 was proclaimed king of Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
.

In 1908, King Carlos I of Portugal was killed in a regicide
Regicide

The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the United Kingdom tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after alleged due process of law....
 at Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
.






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The Kingdom of Portugal was Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
's general designation under the monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west 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....
, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, and existed from 1139 to 1910. It was replaced by the Portuguese First Republic
Portuguese First Republic

The Portuguese First Republic spans a complex 16 year period in the history of Portugal Portugal, between the end of the History of Portugal marked by the 5 October 1910 revolution and the 28 May coup d'?tat of 1926....
 after the Lisbon Regicide
Lisbon Regicide

The Lisbon Regicide occurred February 1, 1908, at the Terreiro do Pa?o on the Portuguese capital; it consisted of the murder of Carlos I of Portugal and all the Portuguese Royal Family by terrorists....
 (1908) and ultimately, the October 5th revolution (1910).

Origins and end

The Second County of Portugal
Second County of Portugal

Condado Portucalense was the second county founded in Portugal. It was established in 1095 by Count Henry, Count of Portugal....
 (1093-1139), successor to the First County of Portugal
First County of Portugal

Condado de Portucale was the first county founded in Portugal. It was founded in 868, during the Reconquista as a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Asturias, by count V?mara Peres....
 (868-1071), became a kingdom
Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged in an individual, who is the head of state, often for Life tenure or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch....
 on 26 July 1139 when Afonso I
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...
 was proclaimed king of Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
.

In 1908, King Carlos I of Portugal was killed in a regicide
Regicide

The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the United Kingdom tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after alleged due process of law....
 at Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
. The Portuguese monarchy lasted until 5 October 1910, when through a revolution it was overthrown and Portugal was proclaimed a republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
. The overthrow of the Portuguese monarchy in 1910 led to a sixteen-year struggle to sustain parliamentary democracy under republicanism.

The Portuguese Empire

Through the times, the Kingdom of Portugal built what was known as the Portuguese Empire
Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese Empire was the first global empire in history and also the earliest and longest lived of the modern European Colonialism empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999....
 since 1415, traditionally referring to its vast colonies, the largest of which was Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 (established in 1500 and an independent country since 1822). The remaining empire passed under control of the Portuguese Republic until the late 20th century, when the last overseas territories of Portugal were handed over (most notably Portuguese Africa, which included the overseas provinces of Angola and Mozambique, in 1975, and finally Macau
Macau

The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
 in 1999).

Rulers


See also

  • United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves