Portugal

Origins and formation

The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy on the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern republic. It existed, to various extents, from the mid-12th century to the early 20th century. After 1471 it was also called the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves. From 1815 to 1822 it was the main part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. It coexisted with the overseas empire. A king who accedes in 1521 inherits that kingdom. He does not found the 12th-century county.²

Defining periods

John III, João in Portuguese and nicknamed the Pious, lived from 6 June 1502 to 11 June 1557. He was king of Portugal and the Algarve from 1521 until his death. He was the son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. He succeeded his father at nineteen. During his rule, Portuguese possessions extended in Asia and in the Americas. The lead breaks off in that colonization. This essay does not invent the missing ports. No Civilization VII essay covers this kingdom, so none is linked.¹

Leaders

The Portugal Pack, one of six in the New Frontier Pass, adds João III as the leader of Portugal. The Chinese page uses the ordinary names for the kingdom and for him. The update notes mention the pack by that Chinese name in a later mode. They do not add a second Portuguese leader. This essay does not copy trade-route yields. A harbor rule is not 1521.^{3 4}

Legacy and interpretation

The kingdom’s legacy in the lead is a state from the mid-12th century to the early 20th, with an overseas empire beside it. João’s legacy is the reign of 1521 to 1557 and an expansion the biography only begins. The union with Brazil in 1815 is after him. Isabella of Castile is his grandmother, not this king, and the published Spain essay is her monarchy and Philip’s, not this reign.^{1 2}

A closer look

The pack page describes ocean trade, a ship, and a foreign trading post. Those are design sentences. This essay does not copy the gold. A ship is not Manuel I.³

In Civilization VI

The civilization is New Frontier Pass. João III is the leader the pack names. Keep the mid-12th century, 1471, his accession in 1521, his death on 11 June 1557, and the union of 1815 apart. He was nineteen when he succeeded Manuel I. Maria of Aragon was the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, so the published Spain essay is the grandparents’ world, not this reign. The Algarves enter the kingdom’s name after 1471. Brazil enters the united kingdom’s name in 1815. Neither date is 1521. The pious nickname is a later label for the king, not a port.^{1 2 3}