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Sebastian of Portugal
King of Portugal and the Algarves, of either side of the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India, etc.
Years: 1554 - 1578
Sebastian "the Desired" (Sebastião I, born in Lisbon, 20 January 1554; presumed to have died at Alcácer-Quibir, 4 August 1578) is the 16th king of Portugal and the Algarves.
He is the son of Prince John of Portugal and his wife, Joan of Spain.
His paternal grandparents were John III of Portugal and Catherine of Habsburg; his maternal grandparents are the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal.
