Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Henry the Cardinal Biography and Timeline

Follow Henry the Cardinal through 2 dated historical records for Portugal.

Build a biography Browse biographies Browse by event

Henry the Cardinal, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

1 of 1Page

1578–1581Years on this page

1578

Succession

King · House / House of Avis

Succeeds as King of Portugal

Role range: 1578-1580

1581

Capture of Portugal

King · Warfare / Spain War

Portugal is captured by Spain

Role range: 1578-1580

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.