Its monarchy started in 1139, after Count Henry's son had himself crowned after the battle of Ourique.  
Its monarchy started in 1139, after Count Henry's son had himself crowned after the battle of Ourique.  That monarchy ended in 1580 when the country was unified with its eastern neighbor, but in 1640 Cardinal Richelieu sponsored a revolution that put King John IV on the throne and started the Braganza dynasty, later continued by Emperor Pedro in South America.  England's longest-standing continental ally is, FTP, what elongated country that is useful for its proximity to its only land neighbor, Spain.
Its monarchy started in 1139, after Count Henry's son had himself crowned after the battle of Ourique.  
Portugal