Iberian Union
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The Iberian Union or the Hispanic Monarchy, describes the period from 1580 to 1640 in which the Monarchy of Spain under the Habsburg dynasty, then the personal union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon, brought in personal union also the Kingdom of Portugal. It incorporated the entire Iberian Peninsula except Andorra, as well as Portuguese and Spanish overseas possessions, under the Spanish Habsburg monarchs Philip II, Philip III, and Philip IV. The union began after the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 and the ensuing War of the Portuguese Succession, and lasted until the Portuguese Restoration War, during which the House of Braganza was established as Portugal's new ruling dynasty with the acclamation of John IV as the new king of Portugal.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1587 | Singeing the King of Spain's Beard | Kingdom of England, Iberian Union, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1595 | Capture of Recife | Kingdom of England, Iberian Union, military expedition, sack | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1637 | Campaign of Porto Calvo | Dutch West India Company, Iberian Union, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1640 | Action of 12–17 January 1640 | Iberian Union, Dutch West India Company, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1568 | Eighty Years' War | civil war, Spanish Empire, Kingdom of France, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Union of Utrecht, Seventeen Provinces, Watergeuzen, Geuzen, Union of Arras, Iberian Union, revolt, County of Nassau, Principality of Nassau-Diez | Wikidata |