Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578

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The Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 was King Sebastian I of Portugal’s ill-fated military expedition to Morocco that culminated in the disastrous Battle of Alcácer Quibir and precipitated the Portuguese succession crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese military operation
crusading expedition
military campaign
aimedAt restoring Abu Abdallah Mohammed II to the Moroccan throne
alsoKnownAs Portuguese expedition to Morocco of 1578
Sebastian’s Moroccan crusade
Sebastian’s crusade
belligerent Kingdom of Portugal
supporters of the deposed Moroccan sultan Abu Abdallah Mohammed II
chronology immediately preceded the 1580 Portuguese dynastic crisis
commander Sebastian I of Portugal
consequence Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain
linked to: Iberian Union

end of the Aviz dynasty in Portugal
country Kingdom of Portugal
culminatedIn Battle of Alcácer Quibir
describedAs disastrous crusading venture
ill-fated expedition
followedBy Spanish dynastic claim to the Portuguese throne
union of the Portuguese and Spanish crowns
hasPart Battle of Alcácer Quibir
historicalPeriod late 16th century
involved Portuguese nobility
foreign volunteers from Europe
leader Sebastian I of Portugal
location northern Morocco
vicinity of Alcácer Quibir
motivatedBy crusading ideology
desire to intervene in Moroccan dynastic conflict
religious zeal
notableFor death or capture of many Portuguese nobles
high casualties among the Portuguese aristocracy
opponent Saadi Sultanate of Morocco
linked to: Saadi Sultanate

Sultan Abd al-Malik of Morocco
opposedReligion Islam
partOf Portuguese–Moroccan conflicts
precededBy internal dynastic struggles in Morocco
relatedEvent Portuguese succession crisis of 1580
relatedPerson Abd al-Malik of Morocco
Abu Abdallah Mohammed II
Philip II of Spain
religiousContext Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result Portuguese succession crisis of 1578–1580
catastrophic Portuguese defeat
death of Sebastian I of Portugal
decisive Moroccan victory
significance marked decline of independent Portuguese power
turning point in Portuguese imperial history
startTime 1578

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Sebastian I of Portugal notableWork Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578
Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 alsoKnownAs Portuguese expedition to Morocco of 1578
linked to: Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578