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Manuel grew up among the conspiracies of the aristocratic high nobility against king John II. He watched many people being killed and exiled, including his older brother Diogo, the duke of Viseu, murdered by the king himself. Thus, when receiving a royal order in 1493 to present himself to the king, Manuel had every reason to worry. Without reason: John II wanted to name him heir to the throne, after the death of his son prince [[Afonso of Portugal]] and the failed attempts to legitimise [[Jorge de Lancastre|George]],
Manuel would prove a worthy successor of John II, supporting the [[Portugal in the period of discoveries|Portuguese exploration]] of the [[Atlantic ocean]] and the development of Portuguese commerce. During his kingdom, the following was achieved:
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In Manuel's reign, the state internal life tended to absolute power of the king. The ''cortes'' (kingdom's assembly) only met three times during his reign, always in [[Lisbon]], the king's address. He reformed the courts of justice and the towns agreements with the crown, modernizing the taxes and the concepts of tributes and rights.
Manuel was a very religious
Isabella died in childbirth in 1498, putting an end to the Portuguese ambitions to rule in Spain, which had started in John II reign when Isabella was married with John's son Afonso. Manuel's young son Miguel was for a period the heir apparent of Castile and Aragom, but his death in 1500 put the final end to the Portuguese ambitions to rule in Spain. Manuel's next wife, Maria of Aragon, was also a Spanish princess, but not the oldest. This was [[Joan of Castile]], the mad queen.
The Monastery of Jerónimos in [[Lisbon]] houses Manuel's tomb. His son [[João III of Portugal|João]] succeeded him as king.
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===Manuel's marriages and descendents===
*First wife, Isabella of Aragon, princess of Spain (born 1470 – died 1498 of childbirth), widow of the previous Crown Prnce [[Afonso of Portugal]]
** Miguel da Paz (1498-1500), prince des Asturias and heir to Spain
*Second wife, Maria of Aragon, princess of Spain (1482-1517)
** [[John III of Portugal|John (Joao) III, king of Portugal]] (1502-1554)
** Isabel, princess of Portugal (1503-1539), married [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]]
** Beatrice, princess of Portugal (1504-1538), married duke [[Charles III of Savoy]]
** Luís, duke of Beja (1506-1555)
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** Afonso, prince of Portugal and cardinal (1509-1540)
** Maria (1511-1513)
** [[Cardinal Henry of Portugal|Henry, cardinal and king of Portugal]] (1512-1580)
** Duarte (Edward)), duke of Guimarães (1515-1540) married Isabel of Bragança, great-grandfather of [[John IV of Portugal]]
** António (1516)
*Third wife, Eleanor of
** Carlos (1520-1521)
** Maria, princess of Portugal (1521-1577)
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