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  John VI, king of Portugal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
He joined the coalition against revolutionary France, adopted a repressive policy in Portugal, and sought the alliance of England, thus bringing on the invasion of French and Spanish forces in 1801, which quickly defeated Portugal and forced on John the humiliating Treaty of Badajoz (1801).
John and the royal family fled (1807) Lisbon and arrived (1808) in Brazil, where John set up his court.
It was only after the overthrow of the regency in Portugal by revolution (1820) and the proclamation of a liberal constitution that John was persuaded by the British to return (1821) to Portugal.
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 Portugal HISTORY
In 1580–81, Philip II of Spain, claiming the throne, conquered Portugal and acquired its empire, but national sovereignty was restored by the revolution of 1640 and the accession of John IV, founder of the Bragança dynasty, to the Portuguese throne.
John IV ushered in Portugal's silver age, the 17th and 18th centuries, when the wealth of Brazil once more made Lisbon one of the most brilliant of European capitals.
Portugal's economy was forecast to grow by 0.4% in 2003, the worst performance in the euro currency zone.
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 Search Results for "John ... Portugal"
John I, king of Portugal, (John the Great), 1357?-1433, king of Portugal (1385-1433), illegitimate son of Peter I. He was made (1364) grand master of the Knights...
John II, king of Portugal, (John the Perfect), 1455-95, king of Portugal (1481-95), son and successor of Alfonso V. He was an astute politician and statesman and...
Portugal from 1640 to 1910 and Brazil from 1822 to 1889.
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 John VI - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
John VI, in Portuguese, João VI (1769-1826), king of Portugal (1816-1826), son of Queen Maria I of Portugal and her prince consort Peter III.
John VI Cantacuzene (circa 1292-1383), Byzantine emperor (1347-55).
Portugal’s prince regent, the future King John VI, arrived in Brazil in early 1808 and for the next 13 years ruled Portugal’s Asian, African, and...
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 20TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
She was married to King John VI of PORTUGAL (son of Peter (Pedro) III of PORTUGAL King and Maria I Francisca of PORTUGAL Queen of Portugal) in 1790.
King John VI of PORTUGAL was born in 1767 in Portugal - son of Pedro III.
Dom Miguel of PORTUGAL was born in 1802 in Portugal - son of John Vi.
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 ROYALTY in Brazil. Only Brazil has a true blue Royal family.
The house of BRAGANCA was the ruling dynasty of PORTUGAL from 1640 to 1910 and of BRAZIL from 1822 to 1889.
The dynasty ruled Portugal until the overthrow of MANUEL II and the establishment of a republic in 1910.
Son of the prince regent, later King JOHN VI of Portugal and Brazil, Dom Pedro fled with the royal family from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro soon after the French invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 1807.
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 Portugal History - Portugal Travel Team
Portugal is bordered by Spain on the east and north and by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and south.
John of Braganza was made king as John IV Portugal, however, continued to be threatened by its larger neighbor.
Although her reign was marred by coups and dictatorship, the activities of moderates and liberals laid a groundwork for the reformspenal laws, a civil code (1867), and commercial regulationsof the reigns of Peter V (1853-61; begun under the regency of Maria's husband Ferdinand II) and of Louis I (1861-89).
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 John II (of Portugal) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
John II (of Portugal), in Portuguese, João II, called The Perfect (1455-1495), the son of King Alfonso V, born in Lisbon.
John V, (Port., João V) (1689-1750), King of Portugal (1706-1750), the son of Pedro II.
Prince John inherited the Portuguese crown as John VI in March 1816.
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 Portugal
Portugal is the westernmost country of continental Europe.
Portugal's highest mountains are in the Serra da Estrela range in the Central Range region.
King John VI of Portugal fled to Brazil during the French occupation.
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 John VI of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joao was born as the second son of Maria Francisca of Portugal, the then Princess of Brazil and her husband, Infante Pedro, prince consort of Brazil.
In 1807, Portugal was invaded by the French, and the whole royal family fled to Brazil, accompanied by an escort of British ships (Britain had previously urged them not to yield to Napoleon's demands).
In 1816 he was recognized as king of Portugal but he continued to reside in Brazil, which he as regent had raised to the status of a kingdom on 16 December 1815.
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 John Deere Mower
John Major, PM of the U.K. John is a common name for males.
John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
John the Evangelist, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation.
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 John of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Infante João of Portugal (1160-1169), son of Afonso I of Portugal;
Infante João of Portugal (1326-1327), son of Afonso IV of Portugal;
Infante João of Portugal (1400-1442), son of John I; Infante João of Portugal (1429-1433), son of Edward of Portugal;
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 John II King of Portugal: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
(John the Perfect), 1455–95, king of Portugal (1481–95), son and successor of Alfonso V. He was an astute politician and statesman and a patron of Renaissance art and learning.
John maintained peace with Spain and signed (1494) the Treaty of Tordesillas, setting bounds for Spanish and Portuguese colonial expansion.
JOHN II, king of Portugal (John the Perfect), 1455 95, king of Portugal (1481 95), son and successor of...to India and Ethiopia in search of Prester John and sent a vessel N past North...
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 20TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Archduchess Leopoldina of AUSTRIA was born in Austria - aka Maria Leopoldina.
She was married to Peter (Dom Pedro) IV of PORTUGAL (son of King John VI of PORTUGAL and Carlotta of SPAIN Queen) in 1818 in Portugal?.
Peter (Dom Pedro) IV of PORTUGAL was born in 1798 in Portugal (King of Portugal 1826-1831).
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 John at Caribbean Topfunwebsites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In North America, a ''john'' is a reference to a toilet, perhaps after the name of Sir John Harington who invented it.
A ''John'' is also a slang term for a man who pays a prostitute for sexual favors.
A ''Dear John'' letter is a correspondence in which a woman informs her fiancé or boyfriend of her intention to sever their romantic relationship, typically in situations where the man is stationed, as with the military, in a distant location for a period of time.
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 Portugal: History
John of Braganza was made king as John IV (1640–56).
John VI ; 1816–26) Portugal's alliance with Britain led to difficulties with France; in 1807 the forces of Napoleon I marched on Portugal.
Portugal's best manors: many aristocratic families here are opening their doors to travelers, offering them a very personal glimpse......
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 ONLIPIX - Great names pictures : JOH
JOHN I ALBERT (king of Poland from 1492 to 1501, son of CASIMIR IV and Elizabeth of Habsburg)(1459-1501)
JOHN II (son of HENRY III of Castille and Catherine of Lancaster, father of ISABELLA the Catholic, king of Castille)(1405-1454)
JOHN THE FAIRLESS (nephew of CHARLES V, cousin of CHARLES VI, duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419)(1371-1419)
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 A BRIEF HISTORY OF BRAZIL
In 1807-08, during the Napoleonic Wars, King John VI of Portugal took refuge in Rio de Janeiro.
Life was so good in Rio, that after Napolean had been defeated, the Royal family stayed on until a threatened revolt in Portugal forced John VI to return to Lisbon.
He then returned to Portugal, where he was able to get his daughter to be crowned as queen.
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 John VI of Portugal: Restoration of the Regency
John VI of Portugal: Restoration of the Regency
John VI of Portugal: Restoration of the Regency, 1808
Formally declared regent in 1799, but he was driven out of Portugal by the French in 1807, and sailed to Brazil with his court.
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 Concealed Hearing Devices of the 19th Century - part 2
King John VI used the throne from about 1819 until his death in 1826, while ruling from Brazil.
British aurist and oculist John Harrison Curtis (1778-1860) established the Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear, the first hospital devoted to ear diseases, in 1816.
Curtis was a well-known lecturer in the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the ear and the eye.
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 Timeline Portugal
Spain’s Philip II was proclaimed King Philip I of Portugal and united the colonial empires of Spain and Portugal.
1640 Dec 1, Spain lost Portugal as the Duke of Braganza was proclaimed João IV (John IV), king of Portugal.
He led Portugal's CP for half a century and became a national hero after the overthrow of the country's dictatorship.
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 Early Years - Pedro I Of Brazil
Pedro I was born in the Queluz Palace, near Lisbon.
His father was the regent prince at the time but would soon become King John VI of Portugal (João VI), his mother was Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Spain, daughter of Charles IV of Spain.
Their presence made Rio de Janeiro the de facto capital of the Portuguese Empire, and led to Brazil being elevated to the status of a kingdom co-equal with Portugal.
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 AllRefer.com - John VI, king of Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
AllRefer.com - John VI, king of Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
John VI, king of Portugal, Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies
John VI 1769–1826, king of Portugal (1816–26), son of Maria I and Peter III.
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 Refuting Arthur Kemp's March of the Titans
Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Italy's heritage are under attack.
Portugal and immigration: the past, the present and the future
The influence of the Moors in Spain and Portugal
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 Pedro I — FactMonster.com
Braganza - Braganza, royal house that ruled Portugal from 1640 to 1910 and Brazil from 1822 to 1889.
Miguel - Miguel, 1802–66, Portuguese prince; son of John IV of Portugal and younger brother of Pedro...
Maria II - Maria II (Maria da Glória), 1819–53, queen of Portugal (1834–53), daughter of...
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 Pedro I: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
(Dom Pedro de Alcântara)pāˈdrō, 1798–1834, first emperor of Brazil (1822–31); son of John VI of Portugal.
When John VI died in 1826, Dom Pedro was recognized as Peter IV of Portugal.
In the Miguelist Wars, an English sea force fighting for Dom Pedro and Maria II defeated the Miguelist fleet, and Maria was restored to the throne.
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John I, King of PORTUGAL (11 MAR 1358 - 14 AUG 1443)
John IV Braganza, King of PORTUGAL (18 MAR 1605 - 6 NOV 1656)
John V Braganza, King of PORTUGAL (22 OCT 1689 - 31 JUL 1750)
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 Royalty.nu - Royalty in Brazil - Brazilian Royal History
Even after the defeat of Napoleon, Portuguese king John VI chose to keep the Portuguese government and royal court in Brazil.
He died in Portugal in 1834.) Brazil's government was in the hands of regents until 1840, when the parliament decided that Pedro II, now age 14, was old enough to rule.
Argues that the development of republican ideas and institutions was hampered by the continuation of the monarchy in Brazil after her independence from Portugal in the 1820s.
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