Counts and Kings of Portugal

Present day Portugal evolved from a county that was created in the northern part of the country in the ninth century. These counts were for a long time vassals under the kings of Galicia and León, but Nuno II Mendes managed to gain independence for a short period. He was however defeated by the Galician king Garcia II in 1071. The latter styled himself king of Galicia and Portugal after the victory, and the titles were also used by the Castilian king who conquered his kingdoms the following year. A new Portuguese county was created in 1095 and this new dynasty managed to make Portugal an independent kingdom 44 years later. Its independence was recognised 1143 by the king of Castile and except for the period 1580-1640 have Portugal ever since been a sovereign nation

County of Portugal

868-873 873- ? ? - c. 924 c. 924-950 c. 950-999 999-1008 1008-1015 1017-1028 1028-1050 1050 -1071 1071-1095 1095-1112 1112- (1185)	Vímara Peres Lucídio Vimaranes Onega Lucides and Diogo Fernandes Mumadona Dias and Mendo Gonçalves Gonçalo Mendes Mendo II Gonçalves Alvito Nunes Ilduara Mendes and Nuno Alvites Mendo III Nunes Nuno II Mendes United with the county of Coimbra Henrique da Borgonha Afonso I Henriques ( = 1139)
Kingdom of Portugal
1071-1072 1072-1109 1109-1112 1112-1143	Garcia II Afonso VI Urraca Afonso VII
House of Burgundy
1139-1185 1185-1211 1211-1223 1223-1245 1245-1279 1279-1325 1325-1357 1357-1367 1367-1383	Afonso I Henriques (count from 1112) Sancho I Afonso II Sancho II o Capelo (the Fat) Afonso III (regent 1245-1248) Dinis I o Lavrador (the Labourer) Afonso IV o Bravo (the Brave) Pedro I o Justiceiro (the Just) Fernando I
House of Avis
1383-1433 1433-1438 1438-1481 1481-1495 1495-1521 1521-1557 1557-1578 1578-1580 1580-1583	João I o Grande (den store) Duarte I Afonso V o Africano (the African) João II o Perfeito (the Perfect) Manuel I o Grande (the Great) João III o Piedoso (the Pious) Sebastião I Cardeal Henrique (Henry the Cardinal) António I
House of Habsburg
1580-1598 1598-1621 1621-1640	Filipe I Filipe II Filipe III
House of Bragança
1640-1656 1656-1683 1683-1706 1706-1750 1750-1777 1777-1784 1777-1816 1816-1826 1826 1826-1828 1828-1834 1834-1853	João IV o Afortunado (the Fortunate) Afonso VI Pedro II João V José Pedro III (king consort to Maria I) Maria I Franciska João VI Pedro IV Maria II da Gloria Miguel I Maria II da Gloria (restored)
House of Braganca-Coburg
1837-1853 1853-1861 1861-1889 1889-1908 1908-1910 1910-	Fernando II (king consort to Maria II) Pedro V Louiz Carlos I Manuel II Republic