ROYAL POLICY OF THE PORTUGUESE MONARCHY IN THE REIGNS OF D. JOÃO II, D. MANUEL I AND D. JOÃO III: ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES

• Grant number: 25/08854-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: September 15, 2025
• End date: March 14, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Modern and Contemporary History
• Principal Investigator: Marina de Mello e Souza
• Grantee: José Mateus Francisco
• Supervisor: Elvira Cunha de Azevedo Silva Mea
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
• Associated to the scholarship: 24/06133-7 - DYNAMICS OF TRADE AND TRAFFIC IN THE KINGDOM OF CONGO 16TH CENTURY: ANALYSIS OF DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE AFRICAN MISSIONARY MONUMENT, BP.MS

Abstract

The centuries preceding European maritime expansion were marked by major geopolitical and diplomatic disputes with countless social transformations and immediate economic repercussions in subsequent centuries. In a time of constant conflict, alliances established through marriages were fundamental to the survival of monarchical governments. The marriage involving members of the Avis (Leonor) and Habsburg (Frederick III) dynasties, far from being a purely religious event, was eminently political in nature. This research proposal aims to explore these and other international conflicts, as well as to understand the internal and external royal policy of the Portuguese monarchy in the face of these events during the reigns of D. João II, D. Manuel I and D. João III, seeking to delve deeper into how these different reigns impacted and transformed diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Congo between 1482 and 1543. (AU)