Person:Sebastian of Portugal (1)

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Sebastian of Portugal
b.20 Jan 1554 Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
d.4 Aug 1578 Ksar-el-Kebir, Tétouan, Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco
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  1. Sebastian of Portugal1554 - 1578
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Name Sebastian of Portugal
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Jan 1554 Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalHouse of Aviz
Death[1] 4 Aug 1578 Ksar-el-Kebir, Tétouan, Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco(presumed d.o.d.)
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Sebastian ( ; 20 January 1554 – 4 August 1578) was King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578 and the penultimate Portuguese monarch of the House of Aviz.

He was the son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and his wife, Joanna of Austria. He was the grandson of King John III of Portugal and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He disappeared (presumably killed in action) in the battle of Alcácer Quibir, against the Saadians of Morocco. Sebastian I is often referred to as the Desired (Portuguese: o Desejado) or the Hidden (Portuguese: o Encoberto), as the Portuguese people longed for his return to end the decline of Portugal that began after his death. He is considered to be the Portuguese example of the King asleep in mountain legend as Portuguese tradition states his return, in a foggy dawn, on Portugal's greatest hour of need.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sebastian of Portugal, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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