II – Order of Christ and Order of Aviz time of preparation for taking power 1320 Prince Pedro I is born 1325 King Dinis dies. King Afonso IV comes to the throne. 1336 Prince Pedro marries Constança, forced by his father 1336/55 Pedro and Inês love story and tragedy. 1357 King Afonso IV dies. Pedro I becomes King of Portugal. […]
In no other country in Europe to Cistercian exerted so undeniable and lasting influence in Portugal. Tarouca and Lafões are among the first Cistercian monasteries in Portugal. Followed them Santa Maria de Alcobaça, which soon became the most important Cistercian monastery in our territory and one of the greatest in Europe. Then the monks held a […]
The Templar order was suppressed throughout most of Europe from 1312–1314, but in Portugal its members, assets, and partly its membership were transmitted to the Order of Christ, created in 1319 by King Dinis. The Order of Christ moved to Tomar in 1357, which became its headquarters. One of the most important Grand Masters of the Order was Prince Henry the Navigator, […]
The castle of the Knights Templar of Tomar was built by Gualdim Pais, provincial Master of the Order of the Temple, around 1160. Later in that century, the castle was chosen as the headquarters of the order in Portugal. The castle of Tomar was part of the defence system created by the Templars to secure the border […]
