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Thestyle ofPortuguese sovereign has varied over the years. Currently, there is noPortuguese monarch but there is a pretender:Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza. He styles himself following some of the ancient traditions of the Portuguese monarchy.
During the history of Portuguese monarchy, the Portuguese kings used the following styles:
| Time | Style | Used by | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1128–1129 | By theGrace of God, Duke of Portugal (Dei Gratiæ, Dux Portugalliæ) | Afonso I | |
| 1129–1139 | By theGrace of God, Prince of Portugal (Dei Gratiæ, Princeps Portugalliæ) | Afonso I | |
| 1140–1189 | By theGrace of God, King of thePortuguese (Dei Gratiæ, Rex Portugalensium) | Afonso I,Sancho I | |
| 1189–1191 | By the Grace of God, King ofPortugal andSilves (Dei Gratiæ, Rex Portugalliæ et Silbis) | Sancho I | Conquest ofSilves (1189) |
| 1191–1248 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal (Dei Gratiæ, Rex Portugaliæ) | Sancho I,Afonso II,Sancho II | Loss of Silves to theAlmohads (1191) |
| 1248–1249 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal andCount of Boulogne (Dei Gratiæ, Rex Portugaliæ & Comes Boloniæ) | Afonso III | Afonso, married toMatilda II, Countess ofBoulogne-sur-Mer, succeeds his brother Sancho on the Portuguese throne (January 1248) |
| 1249–1253 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal andthe Algarve, Count of Boulogne (Dei Gratiæ, Rex Portugaliæ & Algarbii & Comes Boloniæ) | Afonso III | Conquest of the Moorish kingdom ofthe Algarve (Al'Garb Al'Andalus) (1249) |
| 1253–1369 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve (Dei Gratiæ, Rex Portugaliæ & Algarbii) | Afonso III,Denis,Afonso IV,Peter I,Ferdinand I | Afonso III repudiates Matilda and relinquishes his title of Count (1253) |
| 1369–1371 | By the Grace of God, King ofCastile,León, Portugal,Toledo,Galicia,Seville,Córdoba,Murcia,Jaén,the Algarve, andAlgeciras and Lord ofMolina | Ferdinand I | Ferndinand I of Portugal is a pretender to the Castilian Crown, being a legitimate great-grandson ofSancho IV of Castile (1369) |
| 1371–1383 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve | Ferdinand I | Renunciation of Castilian titles after thePeace of Alcoutim (1371) |
| 1385–1415 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve | John I | Election of the Portuguese king (6 April 1385) |
| 1415–1458 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve and Lord ofCeuta | John I,Edward I,Afonso V | Conquest ofCeuta (1415) |
| 1458–1471 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve and Lord of Ceuta andAlcácer in Africa | Afonso V | Conquest ofEl Ksar as-Saghir (Alcácer-Ceguer) (1458) |
| 1471–1475 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa[1] | Afonso V | Conquest of Asilah andTangiers (1471) and elevation of the Portuguese lordship in northern Africa to the condition of Kingdom of the Algarve Beyond the Sea |
| 1475–1479 | By the Grace of God, King of Castile, León, Portugal, Toledo, Galicia,[citation needed] Seville, Cordoba, Jaén, Murcia, the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa,Gibraltar, andAlgeciras and Lord of Biscay and Molina | Afonso V | Pretension of Afonso V to the Castilian Crown, due to his marriage withJoan, Princess of Castile (1475) |
| 1479–1485 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa | Afonso V,John II | Renunciation of the Castilian titles after theTreaty of Alcáçovas (1479) |
| 1485–1499 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa and Lord ofGuinea | John II,Manuel I | Creation of the Lordship of Guinea, comprising the Portuguese colonies on theGulf of Guinea (1485) |
| 1499–1580 | By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce ofEthiopia,Arabia,Persia, andIndia, etc. | Manuel I,John III,Sebastian,Henry,António, Prior of Crato | The return ofVasco da Gama fromIndia in 1499 |
| 1581–1640 | By the Grace of God, King of Castile, León,Aragon, thetwo Sicilies,Jerusalem, Portugal,Navarre,Granada, Toledo,Valencia, Galicia,Majorca, Seville,Sardinia,Cordoba,Corsica, Murcia, Jaén, the Algarves, Algeciras, Gibraltar, theCanary Islands, theEastern &Western Indies, and the Islands & Mainland of the Ocean Sea,Count of Barcelona, Lord of Biscay and Molina,Duke of Athens andNeopatria,Count of Roussillon andCerdagne, Margrave ofOristano andGoceano,Archduke of Austria,Duke of Burgundy,Brabant, andMilan, Count ofHabsburg,Flanders,Tyrol, etc. | Philip I,Philip II,Philip III | Personal union with Spain |
| 1640–1815 | By the Grace of God, King [or Queen] of Portugal and the Algarves before and beyond the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. (Dei gratia rex Portugaliæ & Algarbiorum citra ultraque mare in Africa, dominus Guineæ, atque expugnationis, navigationis, & commercii Æthiopiæ, Arabiæ, Persiæ, & Indiæ, &c.[2]) | John IV,Afonso VI,Peter II,João V,Joseph I,Maria I (withPeter III) | Restoration of an independent Portugal |
| 1815–1822 | By the Grace of God, King [or Queen] of theUnited Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | Maria I,John VI | Creation of theKingdom of Brazil (1815) |
| 1822–1823 | By the Grace of God and by the Constitution of the Monarchy, King of theUnited Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | John VI | Approval of the first Portuguese Constitution (1822) |
| 1823–1825 | By the Grace of God, King of theUnited Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | John VI | Suspension of the first Portuguese Constitution after theVilafrancada coup |
| 1825–1826 | By the Grace of God, [Titular] Emperor of Brazil, King of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | John VI | Brazilian independence |
| 1826 | By the Grace of God and Unanimous Acclamation of the People, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil, King of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | Pedro IV | Personal Union of Portugal and Brazil |
| 1826–1838 | By the Grace of God, King [or Queen] of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | Maria II,Miguel I,Maria II (withFerdinand II) | Peter's abdication of Portugal |
| 1838–1842 | By the Grace of God and by the Constitution of the Monarchy, King [or Queen] of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | Maria II (withFerdinand II) | The Portuguese Constitution of 1838 |
| 1842–1910 | By the Grace of God, King [or Queen] of Portugal and the Algarves on this side of the seas and beyond them in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, etc. | Maria II (withFerdinand II),Pedro V,Luís I,Carlos I,Manuel II | The Portuguese Constitutional Chart of 1826 was restored |
Theattribute of the Portuguese sovereign also changed several times as well:
| Time | Attribute |
|---|---|
| 1139–c. 1433 | HisGrace (Sua Mercê) |
| c. 1433–1577 | HisHighness (Sua Alteza) |
| 1577–1578 | HisMajesty (Sua Majestade) |
| 1578–1580 | HisRoyal Highness (Sua Alteza Real) |
| 1580–1748 | HisMajesty (Sua Majestade) |
| 1748–1825 | His/HerMost Faithful Majesty (Sua Majestade Fidelíssima) |
| 1825–1826 | HisImperial and Royal Majesty (Sua Majestade Imperial e Real) |
| 1826–1910 | His/HerMost Faithful Majesty (Sua Majestade Fidelíssima) |
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