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	Sebastian of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sebastian I "the Desired" (in Portuguese, Sebastião I o Desejado; born in Lisbon, January 20, 1554; died at Alcazarquivir, August 4, 1578) was the sixteenth king of Portugal.
		Sebastian became heir to the throne on the death of his father in 1554 (two weeks before his birth), and succeeded to the throne three years later.
		Sebastian was a fragile boy, a result of marriages within the same family for many generations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sebastian_I_of_Portugal (489 words)

	Sebastian of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was the grandson of João III and became heir to the throne due to the death of his father, prince João of Portugal in 1554 (two weeks before his birth) and succeeded to the throne three years later.
		As Sebastian was still an infant, the regency was handled first by his Spanish grandmother, Catherine of Habsburg, and then by his granduncle, Cardinal Henry of Evora.
		At Alcazarquivir (Field of the Three Kings) the Portuguese were routed by, and Sebastian was almost certainly killed in battle or subsequently executed.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Sebasti%E3o_of_Portugal (540 words)

	sebastian i of portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sebastião I, King of Portugal, was the grandson of Dom João III.
		He became heir to the throne due to the death of his father, prince Joao of Portugal in 1554 (two weeks before his birth) and succeeded to the throne three years later.
		As Sebastian was still an infant, the regency was handled first by his Spanish grandmother, and then by his uncle, Cardinal Henry of Evora.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Sebastian_I_of_Portugal.html (329 words)

	SEBASTIAN - LoveToKnow Article on SEBASTIAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sebastiao) (1554-1578), the posthumous son of Prince John of Portugal and of his wife Joanna, daughter of the emperor Charles, was born in 1554, and became king in 1557, on the death of his grandfather John III.
		Sebastians education was entrusted to a Jesuit, D. Luiz Concalves da Camara and to D. Aleixo de Menezes, a veteran who had served under Albuquerque.
		Four ~pretenders to the throne successively impersonated Sebastian; the first two, known from their places of birth as the King of Penamacor and the King of Ericeira, were of peasant origin; they were captured in 1584 and 1585 respectively.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SE/SEBASTIAN.htm (840 words)

	sebastian of portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was the grandson of João III; and became heir to the throne due to the death of his father, prince Joao of Portugal in 1554 (two weeks before his birth) and succeeded to the throne three years later.
		As Sebastian was still an infant, the regency was handled first by his Spanish grandmother, Catherine of Habsburg, and then by his uncle, Cardinal Henry of Evora.
		At Alcazarquivir (Field of the Three Kings) the Portuguese were routed by Ahmed Mohammed of Fez, and Sebastian was almost certainly killed in battle or subsequently executed.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /sebastian_of_portugal.html (506 words)

	Sebastianism - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The name 'Sebastianism' derives from King Sebastian of Portugal (January 20, 1554 - August 4, 1578), grandson of John III, who became heir to the throne due to the death of his father, prince Joao of Portugal in 1554 two weeks before his birth, and who succeeded to the throne three years later.
		But for the Portuguese people, he was just disappeared and he would return home, to the extent that, in 1640, King John IV of Portugal had to swear to yield his throne to Sebastian, in case Sebastian (who would then be 86-year-old) returned.
		In that same century, in Portugal, people, still strongly believed that the king would return and his legend and return is still attended by some mothers to their children today.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /sebastianism.htm (508 words)

	SEBASTIAN I. (PORTUGAL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Januar 1554 postum in Lissabon als Sohn von Johann Manuel von Portugal und dessen Gemahlin Johanna von Spanien geboren.
		Während der Herrschaft der spanischen Habsburger in Portugal traten auch mindestens drei "falsche Sebastiane" auf, die Anführer von lokalen Aufständen gegen die Spanier waren.
		Siehe auch: Geschichte Portugals, Zeittafel der Geschichte Portugals, Portugal unter dem Hause Avis.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/S/Sebastian_I._(Portugal) (395 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sebastian of Portugal
		Beatrice of Portugal (1504 - 1538) was princess of Portugal.
		Anthony I of Portugal (Portuguese: AntÃ³nio) (Lisbon, 1531 â€“ Paris, August 26, 1595), known by The Prior of Crato (and, rarely, as The Determined, The Fighter or The Independentist), was a grandson of Manuel I, claimant of the Portuguese throne during the 1580 crisis (struggle for the throne of Portugal...
		Prince Joao of Portugal (June 3, 1537 - January 2, 1554) (in English: John) was the eighth son of King John III of Portugal by his wife Catherine of Habsburg, (princess of Spain) daughter of Philip of Flanders and Joanna of Castile.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sebastian-of-Portugal (829 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Dom Sebastian and Sebastianism \| Sebastião I King of Portugal Don Dom ...
		Abu Marwan Abdalmalik I, ruler of Morocco, King Sebastian, and the Moroccan pretender, Muhammad, all died in the fighting.
		Liberation Theology, a syncretism of Marxist and Christian mystic elements, sometimes reveal influences of the millenarianism that was associated with the cult of Sebastian.
		The Don Sebastian legend has a touch of the myth motif of the Sleeping King, or King in the Mountain, which finds echoes in Rip Van Winkle and also the Christian myth of the Seven Sleepers as discussed in the Wilson's Almanac Scriptorium.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /sebastianism.html (1265 words)

	Portugal
		Portuguese exploration of the west coast of Africa, a project begun by Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, continued during the reign of Alfonso V. Afonso VI (1643-1683) King of Portugal 1656-67, son of John IV.
		Diniz's reign was notable for the termination of the wars between Portugal and the united kingdoms of Leon and Castile, achieved by marriage, and for encouragement of Portuguese agriculture, trade, and arts.
		In 1826 Pedro I of Brazil succeeded to the throne of Portugal as Pedro IV.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/portugal.htm (7374 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sebastianism
		Prince Joao of Portugal (June 3, 1537 - January 2, 1554) (in English: John) was the eighth son of King John III of Portugal by his wife Catherine of Habsburg, princess of Spain.
		In the present day, Sebastianism is used by some intellectuals and politicians in Portugal to criticize the Portuguese society in general and in particular fields such as the economy, saying it is Sebastianist.
		The culture of Portugal is rooted in the Latin culture of Ancient Rome, with a Celtiberian background (a mixture of pre-roman Celtic and Iberian).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sebastianism (1707 words)

	Sebastian I. (Portugal)
		Sebastian I. Januar 1554 in Lissabon ; † 4.
		Sein großes Ziel war für Portugal ein großes nordafrikanisches Reich zu Einen Thronnachfolgestreit im Sultanat von Fes zum Anlaß nehmend versammelt der König sich als Nachfolger der Kreuzfahrer mit der wähnte Marokko endgültig von den Arabern zu befreien Armee von 18.000 Mann und marschiert in arabischen Teil Marokkos ein.
		15.000 darunter 100 hohe portugiesische Adelige geraten in Portugal muß den größten Teil seines Staatsschatzes Auslöse bezahlen.
	www.uni-protokolle.de /Lexikon/Sebastian_I._%28Portugal%29.html (341 words)

	Sebastian of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was the grandson of João III and became heir to the throne to the death of his father prince of Portugal in 1554 (two weeks before his birth) and to the throne three years later.
		Philip II of Spain refused to be party to the and postponed Sebastian's imminent marriage to a princess.
		The same complications inbreeding caused the deaths of the children John III and the madness and despair his two grandsons (Sebastian and Charles) the Avis- Habsburg princes.
	www.freeglossary.com /Dom_Sebastian (538 words)

	House_of_Braganza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		João II's successor, King Manuel I of Portugal was uncle of Jaime and, in 1500, he recalled his nephew to Portugal, returning to him the titles and (part of) the lands of Bragança.
		King Sebastian I of Portugal disappeared from the face of the earth in Africa in 1578.
		Portugal was on the verge of rebellion and a new Portuguese king had to be found.
	www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=House_of_Braganza (1080 words)

	SCHLACHT VON ALCAZARQUIVIR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		1557 hatte in Portugal Sebastian I. nach dem Tode seines Großvaters Johann III.
		Sebastian fühlte sich als Nachfolger der Kreuzfahrer mit der Mission, Marokko endgültig von den Arabern zu "befreien".
		Durch die Niederlage ist Portugal so geschwächt, dass das Land es zwei Jahre später, als mit Kardinal Heinrich der letzte portugiesische König aus dem Hause Avis stirbt, nicht verhindern kann, dass die spanischen Habsburger die Nachfolge antreten und Portugal seine Unabhängigkeit für 60 Jahre an Spanien verliert.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/S/Schlacht_von_Alcazarquivir (284 words)

	Sebastian I of Portugal bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sebastian I of Portugal bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon
		King Sebastian was a fragile boy, a victim from the marriages whitin the same family for many generations.
		For example, he only had four great-grandparents (instead of the normal 8), and four of them were descendents of King John I. There were cases of mad people in the family (his great-grandmother was Queen Joanna, the Mad).
	www.elexi.de /en/s/se/sebastian_i_of_portugal.html (742 words)

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		Sebastian I. Januar 1554 in Lissabon; † 4.
		Einen Thronnachfolgestreit im Sultanat von Fes zum Anlaß nehmend, versammelt der König, der sich als Nachfolger der Kreuzfahrer mit der Mission wähnte, Marokko endgültig von den Arabern zu befreien, eine Armee von 18.000 Mann und marschiert in den arabischen Teil Marokkos ein.
		15.000 Portugiesen, darunter 100 hohe portugiesische Adelige geraten in Gefangenschaft, Portugal muß den größten Teil seines Staatsschatzes als Auslöse bezahlen.
	www.lexlkon.de /lexikon.php?title=Sebastian_I._%28Portugal%29 (378 words)

	Portugal and Aragon (from Spain) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In the case of Portugal, Philip's opportunity came when his nephew, King Sebastian of Portugal, lost his life and a great Portuguese army in an ill-prepared crusade at the Battle of the Three Kings in northern Morocco (1578).
		Spain is bordered on the west by Portugal; in the northeast it borders France, from which it is separated by the tiny principality of Andorra and by the great wall of the Pyrenees Mountains.
		The socioeconomic gap between Portugal and its partners in the European Union was considerable by the early 21st century despite extensive economic reform.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-70402?tocId=70402 (908 words)

	Sebastianism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The mythical Portuguese king, with whose death Portugal lost its independence.
		But for the Portuguese people, he had just disappeared and he would return home, to such an extent that, in 1640, King John IV of Portugal had to swear to yield his throne to Sebastian, in case Sebastian (who would then be 86 years old) returned.
		In the present day, Sebastianism is used by some intellectuals and politicians in Portugal to criticize the Portuguese society in general and in particular fields, such has the economy, saying it is Sebastianist.
	sebastianism.area51.ipupdater.com (582 words)

	WWF - Preserving Portugalâs cork heritage for the next generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Monchique in southern Portugal, one of the richest natural cork oak habitats in the country, farmers have done the math and have been readily converting to such fast-growing species as eucalyptusâ¦but not without a cost.
		As Portugal faces its worst drought in decades, locals are crossing their fingers that there wonât be a repeat of the forest fires of 2003 that destroyed 425,000ha throughout the country â“ the worst fires in 20 years.
		According to Portugalâs Department of Forest Resources, over 68,000ha of forest have burned since the beginning of 2005, of which 52,000ha were lost in July alone.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/features/news.cfm?uNewsID=22370 (1988 words)

	Iconography of Saint Sebastian, Iconografia di San Sebastiano, Iconographie de Saint-Sébastien (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Stricken" (1497-99).
		"The Resurrection, with the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian and the Ascension".
		"The Persecution of an Esthese: Sebastian and Diocletian" (1990).
	bode.diee.unica.it /~giua/SEBASTIAN (3117 words)

	St. Teresa of Avila, Plinio Correa de Oliveira commentary on the Saint of the Day, October 15 @ TraditionInAction.org
		Teresa was at the Carmel of Toledo when the King of Portugal, Dom Sebastian, was killed and his army defeated at the great battle against the Moors at Alcacer-Quibir in Morocco in 1578.
		Portugal could have founded a prosperous colony in North Africa, which could have been the bridgehead for a Catholic Africa.
		Portugal already had a bridgehead in Fez; at Alcacer-Quibir it was trying to extend its military position.
	www.traditioninaction.org /SOD/j042sdTeresaAvila10-16.htm (1535 words)

	Sebastian I of Portugal - Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Sebastian (disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sebastian can also refer to a place the State of Florida in the United States of America : see Sebastian Florida.
		Sebastian is also the title of a song by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
		Although I think their edition of the Beethoven complete string quartets (in a single volume!) is probably the best buy in all of music, this edition of The Well Tempered Clavier is a strong competitor.
	www.freeglossary.com /Sebastian_(disambiguation) (312 words)

	1578 - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		King Sebastian I of Portugal is defeated and killed in North Africa, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir.
		October 1 - Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, succeeds Don John as Spanish Governor-General of the Netherlands.
		August 4 - King Sebastian I of Portugal
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