List of the kings of Portugal

Personal flag of the Portuguese kings (18th to 20th centuries)

The following list contains the kings and regents, and previously the counts of Portugal from the first appearance of the Burgundian rulers to the end of the Portuguese monarchy .

Prehistory: second county of Portucale (Condado Portucalense)

House of Burgundy (Dinastia de Borgonha)

Name (life data)	Remarks	Reign beginning	Reign end
Henry of Burgundy ( Dom Henrique de Borgonha ) (* 1069 - † November 1, 1112)	Count of Portugal, under the suzerainty of Asturias - León	1093	1112
Theresa of León ( Dona Teresa de Leão ) (* 1080 - 11 November 1130)	Widow of Heinrich, countess and from 1117 self-proclaimed Queen of Portugal	1112	1128
Alfons Henriques ( Dom Afonso Henriques ) (born July 25, 1109 - † December 6, 1185)	Son of Heinrich and Theresa, invested as Count of Portugal by Queen Urraca in 1120 , his mother ousted his reign in 1128, and from 1139 as King Alfonso I	1120	1139

Kingdom of Portugal, House of Burgundy (1139–1383)

Name (life data)	Remarks	Reign beginning	Reign end
Alfonso I the Conqueror ( Dom Afonso I, o Conquistador )	from 1112 to 1139 Count of Portugal	1139	1185
Sancho I the colonist ( Dom Sancho I, o Povoador ) (* November 11, 1154 - † March 26, 1211)		1185	1211
Alfonso II the Fat ( Dom Afonso II o Gordo ) (* April 23, 1185 - † March 25, 1223)		1211	1223
Sancho II the monk ( Dom Sancho II, o Capelo ) (8 September 1207 - 4 January 1248)	De facto deposed in 1245 and under the reign of his brother, who later became Alfonso III.	1223	1248
Alfons III the restorer ( Dom Afonso III, o Bolonhês ) (* May 5, 1210 - † February 16, 1279)	Regent since 1245	1248	1279
Dionysius the farmer ( Dom Dinis, o Lavrador ) (* October 9, 1261 - † January 7, 1325)		1279	1325
Alfonso IV the Bold ( Dom Afonso IV, o Bravo ) (* February 8, 1291 - † May 28, 1357)		1325	1357
Peter I the Cruel, the Just ( Dom Pedro I o Cruel, o Justiceiro ) (* April 8, 1320 - † January 18, 1367)		1357	1367
Ferdinand I the Beautiful ( Dom Fernando I, o Formoso ) (* October 31, 1345 - † October 22, 1383)	last king of the house of Burgundy	1367	1383

Interregnum 1383-1385

image	Name (life data)	Remarks	Reign beginning	Reign end
	Leonore Teles de Menezes (* around 1340 - † April 27, 1386)	Regent	1383	1383
	John of Avis ( Dom João, Mestre de Avis ) (* April 11, 1357 - † August 14, 1433)	Regent, from 1385 as Johann I. König	1383	1385

House of Avis (Dinastia de Avis) 1385–1580

Name (life data)	Remarks	Reign beginning	Reign end
John I of Good Memory or the Great ( Dom João I, O de Boa Memória )	Regent since 1383	1385	1433
Eduard ( Dom Duarte I, o Eloquente ) (born October 31, 1391 - † September 9, 1438)		1433	1438
Alfonso V the African ( Dom Afonso V, o Africano ) (born January 15, 1432 - † August 28, 1481)	until 1439 under the reign of his mother, Eleanor of Aragon , until 1449 under the reign of his uncle Peter of Portugal	1438	1481
John II the Strict ( Dom João II, o Principe Perfeito ) (* May 3, 1455 - † October 25, 1495)		1481	1495
Manuel I the Happy ( Dom Manuel I, o Venturoso ) (June 1, 1469 - December 13, 1521)		1495	1521
Johann III. ( Dom João III, o Piedoso ) (6 June 1502 - 11 June 1557)		1521	1557
Sebastian the Desired ( Dom Sebastião I, o Desejado ) (* January 20, 1554 - † August 4, 1578)	until 1568 under the reign of his grandmother Catherine of Castile and his uncle Cardinal Heinrich, later Henry I , fell in the battle of Alcácer-Quibir	1557	1578
Henry I , the Cardinal King ( Dom Henrique I, o Casto ) (born January 31, 1512 - † January 31, 1580)	Regent from 1557 to 1568, the last king of the Avis family	1578	1580
António of Crato ( Dom António, prior do Crato ) (* 1531 - † August 26, 1595)	Against king	1580	1580

House of the Spanish Habsburgs ( Dinastia Filipina ) Personal union of Portugal with Spain 1580–1640

Name (life data)	Remarks	Reign beginning	Reign end
Philip I ( Dom Filipe I, o Prudente ) (* May 21, 1527 - September 13, 1598)	King of Spain since 1556 under the name of Philip II (Felipe II)	1580	1598
Philip II ( Dom Filipe II, o Pio ) (14 April 1578 - 31 March 1621)	as Philip III. (Felipe III.) Also King of Spain, Naples and Sicily	1598	1621
Philip III ( Dom Filipe III, o Grande ) (April 8, 1605 - September 17, 1665)	as Philip IV (Felipe IV) also king of Spain, Naples and Sicily, where he ruled until his death	1621	1640

Braganza House (Bragança) 1640–1853

Name (life data)	Remarks	Reign beginning	Reign end
John IV the Restorer ( Dom João IV, o Restaurador ) (* March 18, 1604 - † November 6, 1656)	Duke of Braganza since 1630	1640	1656
Alfonso VI the Victorious ( Dom Afonso VI, o Vitorioso ) (* August 21, 1643, † September 12, 1683)	until 1662 under the reign of his mother, Luisa von Guzmán , de facto deposed in 1667, no longer reigns until his death, for him reign of his brother Prince Peter, later Peter II.	1656	1683
Peter II the Peaceful ( Dom Pedro II, o Pacífico ) (born April 26, 1648 - † December 9, 1706)	Regent since 1667, regent of his sister Caterina von Braganza from 1704/05 because of his serious illness	1683	1706
John V the Generous ( Dom João V, o Magnânimo ) (* October 22, 1689 - † July 31, 1750)	since 1742 his wife Maria Anna of Austria reigned because of a stroke	1706	1750
Joseph I the Reformer ( Dom José I, o Reformador ) (* June 6, 1714 - † February 24, 1777)		1750	1777
Peter III ( Dom Pedro III ) (* July 5, 1717 - † May 25, 1786)	together with his wife Maria I.	1777	1786
Maria I the Pious ( Dona Maria I, a Piedosa ) (* December 17, 1734 - March 20, 1816)	until 1786 together with her husband Peter III., incapacitated in 1792 and under the reign of her son, who later became Johann VI. , since 1807 in Rio de Janeiro , since 1815 also Queen of Brazil	1777	1816
Johann VI. the Mildness ( Dom João VI, o Clemente ) (* May 13, 1767 - March 10, 1826)	Regent for his madly ill mother Maria I since 1792, from 1807 to 1821 in Rio de Janeiro, from 1816 to 1822 also King of Brazil	1816	1826
Peter IV the Soldier King ( Dom Pedro IV, O Rei-Soldado ) (* October 12, 1798 - September 24, 1834)	since 1822 as Peter I Emperor of Brazil, during his reign a Regency Council ruled in Portugal under the chairmanship of his sister Elisabeth Maria von Braganza; abdicates in May 1826 in favor of his daughter Maria II as King of Portugal; abdicates in 1831 in favor of his son Peter II as Emperor of Brazil; 1831 to 1834 under the title Peter von Braganza Regent for his underage daughter Maria II (in opposition to his brother Michael I. )	1826	1826
Maria II. ( Dona Maria II ) (April 4, 1819 - November 15, 1853)	for the first time; practically did not rule during this period, until 1828 under the reign of her aunt Elisabeth Maria von Braganza, in 1828 under the reign of her uncle Michael I, who dethroned her	1826	1828
Michael I ( Dom Miguel I, o Rei Absoluto ) (born October 26, 1802 - † November 14, 1866)	Briefly regent in 1828, dethroned Queen Maria II and proclaimed herself king, forced into exile in 1834 after his defeat in the Miguelistenkrieg	1828	1834
Maria II. ( Dona Maria II, a Educadora )	for the second time, from 1837 together with her husband Ferdinand II.	1834	1853

House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Dinastia Saxe-Coburg-Gotha) 1837–1910

Name (life data)	Remarks	Reign beginning	Reign end
Ferdinand II. ( Dom Fernando II ) (born October 29, 1816 - † December 15, 1885)	together with his wife Maria II. 1853 to 1855 regent for his underage son Peter V.	1837	1853
Peter V the Hopeful ( Dom Pedro V, o Esperançoso ) (born September 16, 1837, † November 11, 1861)	until 1855 under the reign of his father, Ferdinand II.	1853	1861
Ludwig I ( Dom Luis I, o Popular ) (born October 31, 1838 - † October 19, 1889)		1861	1889
Charles I ( Dom Carlos I, o Diplomata ) (* September 28, 1863 - February 1, 1908)	is shot together with the heir to the throne Ludwig Philipp in an assassination attempt in Lisbon, after the assassination Ludwig Philipp holds the office of king for a few minutes in purely theoretical terms	1889	1908
Manuel II. ( Dom Manuel II, o Patriota ) (born November 15, 1889 - † July 2, 1932)	abdicates in 1910 and goes into exile, the last king of Portugal, end of the monarchy	1908	1910