João I, grand master of the order of Saint Benedict of Avis: in A.D. 1385 is elected by the cortes king of Portugal, [9]; is assisted against Castile by John of Gaunt, whose daughter he marries, ib.; enters into a treaty of close friendship with England, ib.
João II: breaks the power of the feudal nobles of Portugal, and becomes an absolute monarch, [10]
Josepe, a Portuguese Jew: travels of, [26]
Kings of Portugal before A.D. 1500, succession of: Affonso I, Sancho I, Affonso II, Sancho II, Affonso III, Diniz, Affonso IV, Pedro, Fernando, with whom the Burgundian dynasty came to an end; João I, of the dynasty of Avis, Duarte, Affonso V, João II, Emanuel.
Synoptical Index.
Legends of vessels having been carried by storms and currents from the Indian to the Atlantic ocean, [12]
de Lima, Dom Rodrigo: in 1515 proceeds to Abyssinia as ambassador of the king of Portugal, [27]
Lisbon: is supposed by some historians to have been founded by a Hellenic colony, [5]
Madeira: in 1420 is visited by Portuguese explorers, [14]; in 1425 a commencement in colonising the island is made, [15]
Major’s Discoveries of Prince Henry the Navigator and their Results: reference to, [14]