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Sebastião I of Portugal

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Sebastião I of Portugal

Birth
Lisbon, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Death
4 Aug 1578 (aged 24)
Larache, Tanger-Tetouan, Morocco
Burial
Belem, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal Add to Map
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King of Portugal. He was mainly interested in military pursuits rather then pursuing statecraft. Philip of Spain tried to reason with him about his war in Morocco. He was killed on the battlefield of Alcazar-el-Kebir. For years after his death pretenders showed up claiming to be this lost King(even though remains were buried in Portugal). A cult grew around this King and was still active in Brazil as late as the early 1800s. A recent Brazilian documentary was done about Sebastianism.
King of Portugal. He was mainly interested in military pursuits rather then pursuing statecraft. Philip of Spain tried to reason with him about his war in Morocco. He was killed on the battlefield of Alcazar-el-Kebir. For years after his death pretenders showed up claiming to be this lost King(even though remains were buried in Portugal). A cult grew around this King and was still active in Brazil as late as the early 1800s. A recent Brazilian documentary was done about Sebastianism.

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  • Originally Created by: girlofcelje
  • Added: Jul 1, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7643125/sebasti%C3%A3o_i_of_portugal: accessed ), memorial page for Sebastião I of Portugal (20 Jan 1554–4 Aug 1578), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7643125, citing Monastery of Jerónimos, Belem, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal; Maintained by Find a Grave.