Historical Abstracts Being Outlines of the History of Some of the Less Known St
Historical Abstracts Being Outlines of the History of Some of the Less Known St
C F Charles Frederick Johnstone
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Mean- while the Queen-dowager, Leonor, had assumed the regency in Portugal for her child. A little tact might have secured the succession for Beatrix or her children ; the want of it gave the king- dom to one who had absolutely no claim at all. The Portuguese were still under the influence of the ani- mosities of recent war; their pride was insulted by the hasty proclamation of Juan and Beatrix as sove- reigns of the kingdom ; the government of the Queen- dowager was distasteful to them ; and a... national party soon appeared with a national leader at its head. Portugal. 245 Dom John, Grand Master of the Order of Avis, from which his dynasty has taken its name, was a son, but an illegitimate one, of King Pedro the Severe, and by his station was one of the foremost subjects of the realm. He now took upon himself to rid the country of an obnoxious paramour of the queen, and by his act proclaimed himself the champion of the people. By prudence and wisdom he added largely to his popular- ity.
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