Ranking Every Portuguese King From Worst to Best

Here's a little something beyond Roman history. Don't see this video getting some massive viewership, but here we go.

[@thattimestampguy]

*Weak* 0:15 Sebastian I 1:21 Sancho II 1:58 Ferdinand I 3:05 Carlos I: The 1908 Regicide *Mad* 3:38 Alphonso VI 3:58 Mary I 4:28 Philip III *Boring* 5:04 Peter I, Peter III, John VI, Mary II, Ferdinand II, Peter V, Louis I 5:31 The House of Briganza *Decline* 5:46 Henry I, The Cardinal 6:24 Michael I, The Absolutist 6:47 Manuel II, The Last King 6:59 Philip II, The Forgettable 7:17 Anthony I, The Forgettable *Mixed Reputation* 1438-1481, 1521-1527, 1211-1223 8:03 Alfonso V, The Crusader 8:41 John III 9:05 Peter IIII, Brazilian - 1826 9:33 Alfonso II, The Fat *Effective* 9:57 Philip I 10:15 Alfonso IV 10:38 John V, The Absolute Monarch 11:07 Edward I, The Short Reign 11:35 Peter I, The Cruel & The Just *Companioned* 12:48 Joseph I - The Helped King, Marquis de Saint Paul 13:18 John IV - Dutchess wanted him to be King *Leadership* 1279-1325, 13:56 Alfonso III - The Administrator 14:37 Dennis I - The Immense Reign, The Reformer, The Intellectual 15:26 Sancho I - The Infrastructure, The Populator 16:14 Manuel I - The Blessed Generation *Nation-Builders* 1139-1185, 1385-1453 17:03 Alfonso I - The Father of Portugal, The Conqueror 18:11 John II - The Aristocrat Destroyer, The Council King, Explorer King, The Man, Machiavelli's Perfect Prince 19:26 John I - The Illegitimate Child, The Independence, The Conqueror, The Great

[@thattimestampguy]

Afonso, Not Alfonso or Alphonso, - Spelling Mistake *In Timeline* 70 Years of Great 50 Years of Horrible 70 Years of Great 50 Years of Horrible *The Fathers of Spain* Afonso I: 1139-1185, Father of Spain, A+ Sancho I: 1185-1211, The Populater, A *The Failed Successors To The Founders* Afonso II: 1211-1223, In Hell Sancho II: 1223-1247, The Warrior who could not Be King, F *The Law and Order* Afonso III: 1248-1279, The Administrator, A Denis I: 1279-1325, The Intellect, A *Death and Sleeping Around* Afonso IV: 1325-1357, The Black Death, B- Peter I: 1357-1367, The Cruel and The Just, C-/C+ Ferdinand I: 1367-1383, The Renegger, D- *Protector of Portugal* John I: 1385-1433, The Great A+ Edward I : 1433-1438, The Educated, B Afonso V: 1438-1481, The Crusader, C

[@morbiusenjoyer2847]

@@thattimestampguy thanks for being an absolute chad

[@rukminikrishna1938]

@@thattimestampguy It’s Branganza not Briganza.

[@lfgifu296]

@@rukminikrishna1938I’m pretty sure that was a spelling mistake too, but if you wanna be petty, it’s actually Bragança.

[@FrancisTheBerd]

​@@rukminikrishna1938no, it's Bragança

[@joaoarturdasilvapiteira9239]

>invade morocco >disappear in fog without heirs or explanation Sigma grindset

[@luvi5463]

Based chad portuguese King

[@GeppettoVonWalid]

He was gay and virgin so ultra beta

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@GeppettoVonWalid How does one go with the other? Also, I bet he'd've liked that, since Beta is a Greek letter and all

[@phillgame8872]

Lmao

[@feastguy101]

You didn’t mention that BASED John II crushed one of the major noble conspiracies by killing one of the most powerful noble in country HIMSELF...

[@nicbahtin4774]

what did John 2 did ?

[@spectrum1140]

The duke of Viseu conceived a conspiracy against John II, but one of his co-conspirators ratted him out to the king. So, John II called the duke to his palace and personally stabbed him to death.

[@josejoaquim4344]

@@spectrum1140 Reminder that the duke of Viseu was his brother-in-law as well. John gave no shits.

[@guilhermedias3754]

@@josejoaquim4344 he was his cousin too

[@Cheirador123]

Damn

[@ShamanMcLamie]

I'm a sadist so can you rank all the Egyptian Pharaohs, Japanese Emperors, and/or Chinese Emperors.

[@leecommander4427]

Or do them all at the same time

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

HRE princes ranked, with every HRE state.

[@saltyhistorian2261]

China had 559 emperors, so I don't think he can do that one, but the other ideas he could do

[@ShamanMcLamie]

@@saltyhistorian2261 What part of "I'm a sadist" did you not understand?

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

@@saltyhistorian2261 Japan's imperial line goes back so far in the past that it's considered legendary up to a certain point. Also the japanese emperor's role was mostly ceremonial in some periods, it would be hard to judge someone who didn't have a lot of real power As for Egypt, there were so many pharaohs during the 30 egyptian dynasties that I don't think there is a lot of information to judge many of them. So I'd say China would actually be the easier of the 3.

[@1_rma]

Portuguese man ranks Portugal’s monarchs. Perfect

[@b3ygghsas]

Ironically, sebastian was seen as a semi messiah in portugal and brazil for quite some time, hell in the canudos war in brazil (WHICH TOOK PLACE IN 1897) the monarchist uprising leader, antonio conselheiro, preached that sebastian would come back to save them

[@TheZoan007]

Unfortunately, gullible people will believe anything that gives them hope for a better life. All those lives lost, for no reason

[@matztz_4560]

Lol, conselheiro was like a Crazy taboritsky of Brazil

[@b3ygghsas]

@@matztz_4560 If I heard that name 1 month ago I wouldn't imagina who is it, but now that I know TNO and taboritsky suddenly it seems that half the internet knows him and makes references all the time

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

Sadly here in Brazil sebastianism created some bizarre cults like the one called "Reino Encantado" or "Pedra do Reino "in the mid 19th century.They sacrified 50 people (20 of them children) and multiple animals believing he would appear and bring paradise .

[@felipee5239]

@@TheZoan007t wasn’t for no reason, they stablished a collectivist society. I think he was a hero.

[@thadeusgaspar224]

for as bad as Sebastian was, he must have been loved by the folk, considering he basically became a messiah like figure in both Portugal and Brazil.

[@abdurrahmanqureshi3030]

I don't think his analysis on Sebastian was fair.

[@arkcliref]

Good for you Portuguese, here in the Philippines, the highest rank of the forgettable presidents are 5/16, your forgettable monarchs' are 24/37.

[@thadeusgaspar224]

@@arkcliref im from brazil actually, just for sake of curiosity, up to the 20th century devotion to King Sebastian was still fueling civil wars around here

[@jorge6207]

To be fair, Sebastião was unmarried and without a heir. What the heck was he doing commanding an army in northern Africa? Just for this action, he deserves the last spot on the list. The man was a disgrace and ultimately gave the kingdom in a silver platter to Castille-Aragon.

[@ARSamogin]

@@jorge6207 For this, I recommend a video of Kings and Generals about the "Ottoman-portuguese war", the last 15 minutes of the 1,5 hour long video is about the situation in Morocco and why Sebastião invaded.

[@myaccount4699]

As a Brazilian, I can’t agree with you calling John VI “boring”. Maybe for a Portuguese man, since most of his reign he was here in Brazil. He is studied by a lot of historians, like Oliveira Lima.

[@Lucas-yf1es]

He is talking mainly from the portuguese perspective

[@henriquebras]

Joao VI foi rei regente pra mãe louca. Alem disso salvou o Brasil e fugiu de Napoleao. No minimo uma lista preguiçosa. O seculo xviii é o mais decisivo da historia portuguesa deu um suspiro de grandeza pra essa país esquecido e sem brilho no fim a europa

[@Lucas-yf1es]

@@henriquebras Na lista ele disse que ele estaria trazendo o ponto de vista português. Ele salvou o Brasil, não Portugal, ele e a família fugiram de Napoleão, mas isso não impediu ele de atacar e ocupar Portugal.

[@henriquebras]

@@Lucas-yf1es o Brasil nessa epoca era parte de portugal inclusive a melhor parte. Joao VI pode ser um bom ou um pessimo rei mas concerteza não "boring". O Brasil e o estado sucessor do imperio portugues

[@Lucas-yf1es]

@@henriquebras O que você quer dizer com "melhor parte"? Pelo que eu sei o Brasil era administrado como uma colônia, mas eu concordo, ele deveria ter tido um ranking diferente, mas eu acho que foi pela ambiguidade de poder ser considerado terrível e ótimo

[@jfbrayan]

Me when I heard the strong portuguese accent in your pronunciation: "A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one" Saudações de vosso ouvinte brasileiro

[@PedroSoul2011]

brasil é favela merda

[@sharkietheone]

Average russian emperor fan Average Portugese Monarchy Enjoyer

[@stormtrooper9894]

It's called tsar kid

[@sharkietheone]

@@stormtrooper9894 we got a russian emperor fan here

[@stormtrooper9894]

@@sharkietheone no actually I'm a Spanish king enjoyer

[@xilpes6254]

@@stormtrooper9894 i'm more of a phillip the 2nd guy

[@DeusdosLencos]

@@stormtrooper9894 and I am a D.Afonso Henriques enjoyer

[@NeoWish]

Afonso VI is a chad, he ruled for 200 years 😂

[@SamHalls2015]

I believe it was a typo.

[@NeoWish]

@@SamHalls2015 I believe that's the joke

[@flaviusbelisarius7791]

I’m kinda surprised you didn’t touch on João VI, but to be fair I mostly learned about him from a Brazilian perspective rather than a Portuguese one

[@feastguy101]

He wasn’t around for long here, so makes much more sense to learn of him in Brazil, he was a boon to Brazil tough

[@MrManfhis]

Honestly, John VI might not have been a very good king for Portugal, but he did annoy Napoleon and the english by saying "Fuck this, I'm changing nations". That's a chad move for me at least

[@myaccount4699]

He also basically created Brazil. I doubt Brazil would keep together if not for John VI of Portugal and Pedro I of Brazil.

[@irmaosmatos4026]

@@myaccount4699 if wasn't for the cortes, he would never have lost Brazil.

[@Segregacionista]

​@@myaccount4699 the fact that Dom Pedro I had initially maintained the ideal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarvez killed his firstborn son after the Day of Fico, Portugal was doomed to failure, Dom João VI only revived what was once the glory of Portuguese Empire using Rio de Janeiro as the Ark of the Covenant it is no wonder that when Dom Pedro I declared independence, there was an Angolan rebellion, the Brazilian Confederation, asking for annexation to Brazil, to Rio de Janeiro, as independence is not just another cultural secession generic as happened with the caudilla independence in Spanish America, but rather the continuation of the Portuguese Empire, outside the freemason and liberal circles that came from the courts of Portugal Portugal das Cortes was doomed to failure, Constitutional Portugal would not maintain Brazil, not even itself, as Frei Arrábida said: "Se a boa fé presidia as deliberações das cortes, se os intentos não eram escravizar, por que razão tem custado tanto ajudar os projetos emitidos pelas comissões? Por que razão nada do que parece favorecer o Brasil diretamente lhe agrada? Por que razão os mais francos princípios de reciprocidade, os artigos, talvez os mais onerosos, mas que provam os ardentes desejos de que os brasileiros tinham da união, tem sido constantemente reprovados ao som de impropérios e afrontas de gritos e pachochadas indignas do mais ordinário! É assim que irmãos se ajudam? Esse é o método de tratar as mais interessantes questões de estado?"

[@Master_of_Critique]

It’s easy to call Portugal “Spain’s Canada” until you realize the absolute masses of land they conquered.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Yeah Canada is completely irrelevant compared to Portugal

[@RicardoBorges396]

Nobody calls portugal spain's canada....

[@NibanoTugano]

@@RicardoBorges396 Perhaps only the spaniards i guess

[@FrancisTheBerd]

You english speakers have your heads deep up your asses Istg

[@pedrosampaio7349]

OH SHIT IH SHIT OH SHIT, HE DID NOT JUST MAKE A VIDEO ON PORTUGUESE HISTORY Very based, good sir, I appreciate it despite (or because of?) being Brazilian

[@gabrielspautz3448]

aprendi a amar historia medieval portuguesa quando me mudei pra portugal. Admito que como brasileiro tenho raiva da dinastia de Avis pra frente.

[@PedroOliveira-lz3mk]

@@gabrielspautz3448 Porquê? Com todos os seus defeitos, antes os portugueses como colonizadores que os espanhois (e nessa época eram essas as opções realistas)

[@MrJasen22]

as a french canadian, i know that feeling. lol

[@irmaosmatos4026]

@@gabrielspautz3448 se não fosse por eles, jamais existiria o Brasil.

[@josejoaquim4344]

Ok, I'm going to play Devil's advocate with Sebastião. While it's true that he made one of the worst mistakes in invading Morocco with all of his remaining manpower, he was responsible for founding the Ordenanças military system which would help Portugal immensely during the Fantastic War and banned the Portuguese slave trade in Asia. As for Fernando I, with all his flaws, was also the man responsible for ordering the building of the Fernandine Walls, which would help his successor immensely, and was the man who initiated agreements with England, which would lead to the oldest still active alliance in the world. So while I agree that they are in the correct position of your list, I feel like they weren't as incompetent as a good number of the Roman Emperors.

[@spectrum1140]

Oh, they absolutely weren't. Portugal was a lot better served than the Roman Empire was when it came to rulers. In fact, there really isn't a Portuguese King that can compare with, say, a Caracalla or a Commodus. The Sebastians and Ferdinands of Portugal don't deserve to be compared to those monumental screw-ups.

[@PedroOliveira-lz3mk]

@@spectrum1140 Lucky us, otherwise we'd be speaking spanish.

[@r32guy85]

@@PedroOliveira-lz3mk i mean portugal tried to take over the spanish crown one time, which failed

[@goatku8547]

@@r32guy85 Actually Portugal tried to invade Spain way more times then the other way around, Portugal invaded Spanish land 6 times. And they were only kinda succesfull when Fernidard conquered Galicia for 3 years.

[@ManuelCatanas]

D.Sebastian did much more than that, initiating countless relief efforts for the needy (financially helping widows and orphans, for example). I would even go so far as say he was the perfect king, in the measure that he did exactly what he was taught and what was expected of him, as regards to fighting the "infidels". Yes he died without heirs, but many kings have done so. Yes he lead an army fully conscious of that danger, but how many more kings have done it. Having no heirs is no reason to avoid the inevitable. That war was a necessity, as Portugal was on the back foot of a long struggle against the Ottomans, who were exerting influence in Morocco, right next to Portugal. He was only unfortunate enough to have died in that conflict. Finally, if Portugal wanted independence so bad, they would have fought for it, like they did in 1385, and rallied behind an illegitmitate pretender, ie D.Antonio. He was a very promising king and I believe portuguese loss of independence is not his fault, at least not legitimately blamed on him. Of all the heirless royal deaths, how many resulted in the country entering a personal union? Answer : a fraction. All kingdoms ever have had at least three dinasties, which means monarchs dying without heirs. Off the top of my head I have as counter examples : Elizabeth I (who is by your standards the worst english ruler ever, even worse than D.Sebastian, because she actively refused to marry, while he just didn't have time), Charles the Bold, the Catholic Monarchs (last 2 examples had daughters that married to foreign princes, coincidentally Habsburgs both times, father and son no less), Wladyslaw III (had a brother), Feodor I (The one that applies the most to our situation, I would say). There are most definitely more, the Carolingians had some weird stuff going on, but it's different, as all the lands continuously split into artificial entities, not countries (nations, I suppose) that can lose their independence. It's statistically rare for it to happen. Besides, in reality, Portugal only started resenting spanish control some time into the Iberian Union when Philip III/II gradually reduced its autonomy. If there's a will, there's a way, visibly there was no will.

[@irmaosmatos4026]

Calling Dom João VI forgettable is not fair, he dodged Napoleon, so he wasn't deposed nor put under napoleonic rule, so he saved the monarchy against an invincible war. He consolidated Brazil, and if wasn't for the cortes, as he was popular in Brazil, he never would've lost Brazil as part of the crown.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Sounds like he’s more relevant in Brazilian history than Portuguese history then

[@ricardoruiz2157]

20:18 I'm glad that even though I don't know much about Portugal I immediately knew that a key component of being Portuguese is not being Spanish

[@estranhokonsta]

That mainly happens because some loud delusional neighbours have the tendency to say that Portugal is just a little province of theirs and that it should stop with the stubbornness and all the tantrum and "come back home". So we feel the need to remind them constantly of reality. That is unfortunately just a very little part of our fate as an older brother having to take care of an insane 10th grader little brother called Spain.

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

Well done! Thanks for the fascinating history of the Kings of beautiful Portugal 🇵🇹! Always wondered how Portugal became a European power. And its long complicated relationship to Spain. And prosperous exploration of Africa,the east and the New World. Not to mention strategic marriages to England nobility. Quite a history indeed! Fans in the U.S. are watching!

[@miguelluissousadias1371]

USA and England, Scotland, wales, manx and ireland also have amazing history, my friend. we hope that the USA and Uk as well as ireland return to their former glory and that we can cooperate as equals to guarantee a future to our peoples. Of course i also want my nation to be well!

[@mahesito1943]

Question, If you ever do the list of kings of spain, would you start with the kings of castille or aragon, or with the Catholic kings? Also great video I learned a lot about our fellow portuguese

[@andresvkfouri]

I'd start with Ferdinand and Isabella. If you cover the kings of Aragon and Castille, why not cover the kings of Leon, Asturias or Galicia, which all merged into the castillian monarchy?

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Kings of Asturias ( Leon) are the legitimate descendants of the Visigothic kings of Spain .

[@Chirchy]

Castile is much more important to spain then aragon, it hosted the capital, and aragon almost had more territory outside spain than inside

[@jonoc3729]

If he starts with them it will be a shorter list than this one. 23 monarchs, 6 more if he includes the carlist pretenders.

[@pauloseara7332]

It would be complicated to find a starting date for the first monarch of Spain, as the different Crowns remained legal and juridically separated until 1714 Planta Nueva reforms. However, we can write 1516 as the starting date of the first king of Spain. Though Ferdinand and Isabella were known as Catholic Kings, that's just a title, both Kingdoms remain independent, and the heirs establish a co-monarch system until 1556. The daughter of Ferdinand and Isabela, Juana was queen of Castille from her mother's death in 1504 until her own death in 1556, however, due to health reasons she never ruled after 1509. Her father was still the King of Aragon. She married Filipe of Hasburgh, that reign as king of Castille until his death in 1506. His father-in-law was Ferdinand of Aragon, as we saw before, when he died in 1516, Juana remain queen, and his son Charles I, future Charles V in the Holy Roman Empire became the first king of Spai due to the her mother Juana been mad.

[@SuperMeethead]

Now question, is the plural of Portuguese, Portugoose?

[@nenggo2540]

Damn never think of that. Lol

[@SuperMeethead]

@@nenggo2540 I have been told I am somewhat of a wordsmith

[@leatfingies526]

Portugeese

[@b3ygghsas]

Well, in portuguese language the singular is português, the plural is portugueses (without the ^, I know, makes no sense)

[@jpfg2713]

@@b3ygghsas bem vindo á língua portuguesa, confusa mas linda

[@Duck-wc9de]

the cardinal: *dies* anthony: I will be the king! Philip the second: you fool! I will be king! Catherine of braganza : P A T H E T I C * procedes to stay quiet and gives birth to an entire dynasty *

[@akdeleS4]

Very nice, I'd like to see ranking of every Russian Tsar and Emperor next

[@Dunno1999]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYLKh5R7lp5-oaM Your wish is granted

[@akdeleS4]

@@Dunno1999 based

[@feliposoares4404]

Adoro quando o teu sotaque muda de inglês pra português em alguns nomes, principalmente em Inês de Castro

[@josephgilboy6259]

Awesome video man. Portuguese history is very interesting and seems little covered in the anglosphere, thanks for making this!

[@pedroclaussen2254]

As a brazilian i am glad that my country was ruled by them for plus 300years.

[@pedroclaussen2254]

edit: Marquês de Pombal sucks

[@franciscograciosa4895]

Marques de pombal is a controvérsial figure in Portugal. On One Hand he was A very competent minister. On the other Hand he was an absolute authoritarian tyrant.

[@herickbrandelero2293]

​@@pedroclaussen2254 True all the problems started with this fucking guy no wonder that a earthquake hit Lisbon in his rule

[@nahmend6987]

I'm Portuguese and for what I know about what Marques de Pombal did in Brazil, I also don't like him, he adopted british masonry. WTH!?

[@michaelpresley1337]

This is a good video idea. I would like to to see you rank other monarchs such as those of Poland, Scotland,france etc...

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

I'd love to see Poland

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

What about a ranking of the French monarchs ? To keep it simple, start with Hugues Capet (987), all the way to Napoleon III.

[@TechSupport900]

Don’t include the Bonapartes, do a sub video for them though it’s obvious the order

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

@@TechSupport900 the ranking for the Bonapartes would be pretty short and unsurprising... 1- Napoleon I. 2- Napoleon III. 3- Napoleon II. Only ruled for a very short time while he was still a kid and didn't do anything. Plus the 3 last kings ruled between Napoleon II and III.

[@lyonelk3108]

@@Duke_of_Lorraine yeah but wasn't joseph bonaparte king of spain and louis bonaparte king of Holland

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

@@lyonelk3108 we're only counting the ones who ruled France. Though if you want to rank them... Louis 3rd Joseph 4rd. Still better than Napoleon II who did nothing, but they were nothing but puppets of Napoleon. Joseph had more problems in Spain that could only be mitigated when his brother himself came so I rate him under Louis.

[@fcalvaresi]

Why Hughes Capet? At least start with Charles II after the partition of the Empire.

[@royalproductions8704]

Excuse me but D. Manuel II certainly didn't just "try to preserve the Monarchy". He did more than that: - D. Manuel II became committed to social issues related to the working class, as he believed it was his duty to help and protect the Portuguese people. - It was reported that he visited factories, farms, shipyards, and railroad yards “incognito” to form his opinion on daily Portuguese life. - He created the National Institute of National Work with the help of Socialists leaders at the time. - He continued the work of his mother and grandmother in creating institutions like schools, orphanage houses, and public kitchens for the poor and working-class and on every Christmas, D. Manuel II would also distribute food and toys to poor children and all of these expenses came from Manuel’s own pocket. - In 1908, he traveled to Espinho to open the Vale do Vouga Railway which was a massive boost to the local economy. In the same year, he built three more electric power plants in the areas of Lisbon and Porto. - It was during his reign that the first Labour Unions were created, as well as the first telephone companies. - During the earthquake of Benavente in 1909 (considered the most devastating in mainland Portugal in the 20th century), King D. Manuel II went personally to the sight to inspect the damaged settlement and organized the entire reconstruction efforts by mobilizing the army and moving 20% of his salary to help the people and the village itself. - D. Manuel II made, during his short reign, several moves that did not infringe his constitutional restrictions, but which created incentives for the Portuguese Socialist Party to try joining the government and lessen their support for the Republican Party, this was because, the Socialist didn’t question the institution of the Monarchy or the figure of the King but rather focused more on realistic issues like worker’s rights, universal suffrage, etc. The fact D. Manuel II supported them says a lot about him. - D. Manuel II defended the entry of Portugal into the First World War on the Allied side and was assigned as commander in the British Red Cross. He characteristically put all his efforts into the role, participating in conferences, fund drives, visits to hospitals and the wounded soldiers on the Western Front, which ultimately gave him a lot of gratification, he even met several Portuguese soldiers and officers who would ask him to help them with letters because they were being censored. So Idk about you but I can say not just as a Monarchist but as an amateur Historian that King D. Manuel II of Portugal, didn't just "try to preserve the Monarchy". Also calling "arrogant prick" to one of our greatest Kings is quite an insult! King D. Luiz, I was amazing, so allow me to correct you on D. Luiz I: - D. Luiz I was a man with high moral values who certainly did great things for Portugal. He abolished the Death Penalty in 1867 (making Portugal the first country to do so in Europe!) and he also abolished Slavery (for good) in 1869. - He continued the work of his brother (D. Pedro V) in building the railroads, the public schools, reforming the armed forces, and overhauling industrializing the country. - In 1869, he refused the Throne of Spain and stated: "My post is with the nation. I will carry out my duty, showing love and respect for the institutions and loyalty to the Motherland. I was born Portuguese and I want to die as a Portuguese!" As for D. Pedro V, well... - He signed the law that legalized Homosexuality in 1852. He also signed many MANY laws that started to dismantle slavery in the Portuguese Empire. Plus, from D. Pedro V to D. Manuel II, the Bragança Saxe-Couburgo and Gota were hardcore defenders of the abolishing of slavery. His popularity increased when, during the cholera outbreak of (1853-1856), he visited hospitals handing out gifts and comforting the sick. Please view this comment as constructive critic my friend :D I was happy to see someone ranking our Portuguese monarchs. Keep up the awesome work!

[@ostrio]

O que achas do Pedro V para e que seria bom já que reconheceu que ao se devia gastar o que se gastava na altura pois o país estava pobre

[@randomyankee8923]

Manuel the gigachad Honestly the monarchy should have been kept and if Manuel II kept the throne past 1910 and into WW1 portugal would have been in a good position

[@saraperestrelo2170]

Uau, thank you so much for that comment! Can you recommend me some good and liable books about the History of Portugal?

[@mistery7893]

Really good Man,great vídeo

[@LukaLopesPonciano]

So just one correction on the Brazilian outlook... We dont revere her. We love her son Dom John VI at the time the prince regent . we dont even remember him as King John VI but as the prince regent John. Since Mary was already unfunctional.

[@myaccount4699]

We wouldn’t have Brazil if not for Dom João VI. Although the media characterize him only as a glutonous and cowardly prince, he was more than that. He fooled Napoleon and created much of the foudations of Brazil. He also hinted Dom Pedro that Brazil would not be part of the Portuguese Empire forever and told him to be the one to declare the independence.

[@LukaLopesPonciano]

@@myaccount4699 but tecnically who declared independence of Brazil was Pedro's wife without telling him because she fell in love with our country. Like Pedro wasn't against the idea but... He admittedly was afraid of doing so. And is a great decision.

[@ToTheeOBlessedJoseph]

Wow!! I really appreciate this video. I'm wanting to learn more about my Portuguese heritage but I I am not fluent in Portuguese. It has been difficult finding any documentaries or vids like this about Portuguese history in English. Thanks very much.

[@AV-fs2tz]

Sou um simples tuga, vejo um vídeo de Portugal e carrego nele. Já sigo o teu canal há algum tempo por causa de história de Roma e aquelas referências de memes, são bons vídeos.

[@louthegiantcookie]

The story about Peter the Cruel building a new tomb for his wife was actually quite sweet. I always get him confused with the OTHER "Peter the Cruel", but the Portuguese one sounds like a much better man.

[@miguelsilva1446]

Maybe He had his lovers murders hearths ripped out while he feasted on a faison though xD

[@cg8397]

Nope, Pedro I was a nasty person who kept cheating on his wife Constanza Manuel throughout their marriage with her lady-in-waiting Inês de Castro. He tried to marry Inês after his wife died giving birth to their son (Fernando I), but his father Afonso IV wouldn't permit it. After Pedro became King, he tried to retcon his mistress Inês as his second wife but nobody really believed him. It's why his illegitimate children with Inês were never really contenders during the Succession Crisis of the 1300s, but his illegitimate son João by Teresa Lourenço (his mistress after Inês died) was acceptable as the new King.

[@uptown_rider8078]

⁠@@cg8397 Doesn’t sound like Pedro I was nasty at all, he just wanted to be with the woman he truly loved.

[@KnowHistory]

I've watched a few of your videos before, I just got recomended this one and as soon as I heard you say Afonso I knew you were Portuguese! Amazing video man! Keep it up! Your english is absolutely superb!

[@MrEmpoleon1994]

Pedro V was a good monarch. Not only did he initiate the modernization of the country (take the construction of the first railroad and the first telegram service as an example) but also he introduced the metric system. In fact, he did way more stuff than his brother (D.Luis)... he should be in the top 15 on this list...

[@josejoaquim4344]

It is also weird that he ranked both Pedro II and Maria II in the same tier. Like, Pedro II was a legitimatelly BAD ruler, especially due to the fact that he kicked out one of the best ministers that Portugal ver had (the Count of Castelo Melhor), while Maria II was responsible for building several schools in order to improve the countries level of education. I mean, she wasn't amazing, but surely she was better than Pedro II.

[@glocksmith226]

@@josejoaquim4344 what pedro the second was the best monarch he increased literacy rate in barzil and modernised barzil and barzil became the regional superpower in Latin America he scarficed his life to make barzil great his last words were I wish peace and prosperity to barzil and nothing more let them live peacefully God don't bless me bless them give them glory all the European leaders and even the ottoman sultanate came to attend his funeral

[@josejoaquim4344]

@@glocksmith226 Pedro II of Portugal, not Pedro II of Brazil.

[@glocksmith226]

@@josejoaquim4344 oh that one yeah he sucked sorry I misunderstood you

[@kermitthethinker1465]

@@josejoaquim4344 true,plus Pedro II,get rid of count of Ericeira another excellent prime minister when Brazilian gold was discovered.

[@Sim4oo]

You should do a video about Chineese emperors from worst to best - if you think Rome's emperors were bad, oh boy are you in a surprise.

[@maou8253]

I understand your decision regarding the "boring emperors" but I still would have liked to see you go into more detail on them, particularly John VI, since his actions led to the eventual independence of Brazil. This is more related to my country's history of course, but Brazil and Portugal obviously have very interconnected histories, so I think it would have been at least worth mentioning.

[@pm29c]

Conheci-te no vídeo dos imperadores romanos e não fazia ideia que és Português, parabéns pelo teu trabalho no óptimo conteúdo histórico, espero cresças muito no youtube porque mereces.

[@jalcobo]

FINALLY!! I have been waiting for this list my entire life.

[@zaje3858]

Finally, I've been waiting for this!!

[@legendagem]

wait, you're portuguese right? your pronounce of the names is quite nice. I'm Brazilian, btw.

[@aurenkleige]

Okay seriously, someone needs to make a film about Peter I of Portugal. A scene of him ordering people to rip peoples' hearts out is just too badass to pass up on.

[@Lusus-zj9pt]

Love to see another history loving Portuguese! Just subbed, while I kinda disagree with your treatment of Sebastian.... I can kinda understand it. In turns of regin and impact, then yeah I guess it would be fitting to put him at worst. Very awesome video! And hope you make more portuguese history vids in the future, a list of Spanish Kings would also be interesting I'd think

[@solffie9613]

oh wow desta n tava a espera, continua o bom trabalho,muito amor de Portugal :D

[@luis-mora4444]

Nice this was very informative, glad to know a little more about Portugal now.

[@jose97777]

Nuno Alvares Perreira is my patron saint for confirmation I like that you mentioned him

[@aga_100kr]

It is true that without D. Afonso Henriques (Afonso the I) Portugal would not be a thing, and that every portuguese would probably be spaniards, but without D. João, Mestre de Avis (John the I) Portugal would not have his identity as it is from then, being probably spanish to this very day, and without D. João II, O príncipe perfeito (John the II) would be any real portuguese empire? For me, your list is pretty accurate. Thanks for this condensed history video!

[@pauloseara7332]

Portugal did not need Afonso to be Portugal because the foundation of the nationality is older than the reign of Afonso. The First County of Portugal was founded in 867,so politically there was something there before Afonso. Ramiro II of Leon when was fighting with his brothers for the crown of Leon, would rule briefly as King of Portugal from 925-931. Later Garcia II, uncle grandfather of Afonso I, ruled as King of Galiza and Portugal from 1065 to 1071, he probably envisaged a project similar to Afonso's, but after being defeated by his brother the King of Leon and Castille Sanchi II, spend the rest of his life in prison until his death in 1090. From 1071 to 1090 the County of Portugal ceased to exist. D.Afonso Henriques was not planning to become king, and he was not the first king of Portugal he was concerned with his paternal heritage, he wanted to become Count of Portugal though it was more like his mother heritage, because she was one of the heirs (bastard but legitimized later) of the King of Leon and Castille, Afonso VI. Afonso I was son of Henry of Burgundy, co-ruler the County of Portugal from 1096, in terms of ranking, Henry was below Theresa, but for political history it was more important over the centuries to highlight the paternal line of Afonso I than his maternal line, to separate Portugal of Spain, in a nutshell, nationalism. But, there was no nationalism during the feudal system. So, in our political history is common to erase Theresa of Leao as Queen of Portugal, which she was from 1111 until 1128. The Pope recognized her in 1117. She widowed from Count Henry and re-married with Fernao Peres de Trava son of Pedro Froilaz de Trava, with offspring, for that reason Afonso I, as much as the Portuguese nobility revolt in 1128, when Afonso became 18 years old. Unfortunatly we still print that Fernao Peres de Travas was Theresa's lover.

[@RobertoPato]

As a portuguese myself i basically agree with this list. A few kings sadly died very early or they could've been much higher on this list like, for example, Peter V

[@WaltuhGaming1]

One day I hope you hit 100 thousand subscribers or even million subscribers Thank you for the content

[@redbalmy2865]

^^^ indeed

[@ricardofernandes8155]

estava tão impressionado, com a forma de um estrangeiro pronunciar os nomes portugueses, que me apercebi que você era português ahahhaha bom vídeo

[@j.m.leonardo9734]

Só um Português é que faría vídeos a falar em inglês.

[@ricardofernandes8155]

@@j.m.leonardo9734 faz ele bem, que tem uma audiência maior 😄

[@j.m.leonardo9734]

@@ricardofernandes8155 e no processo terceiriza o próprio idioma. Infelizmente Portugal tem uma tendência Anglofilica enorme, a este andar daqui a nada o Inglês passa a ser o idioma Oficial do Estado. É o que eu digo, parece que o Português para esta gente é mais uma espécie de reacção anti-castellanista que verdadeiro valor à língua. Tanto querem a defender o Português do Castellano só para depois carregarem com o inglês a toda a hora. Uma coisa é aprender inglês mas os Portuguêses conseguem converter isto numa espécie de dogma religioso. Ao ponto de tratar o Português como barro e o inglês como o caminho à luz. Por isso é que coisas como o ofício e arte das dobragems é algo tão pouco valorizado pelos Portuguêses, sendo apenas visto como uma funcionalidade de menor valor relegada maioritariamente aos conteúdos infantis por exemplo.

[@ricardofernandes8155]

@@j.m.leonardo9734 entendo e concordo em grande parte, mas nem tudo o que uma pessoa portuguesa escreve ou fala rm inglês está a retirar valor à nossa língua. O homem está no KZbin, se fosse espalhar conhecimento em português, nao chegava ou até podia ao potencial que a língua inglesa chega, alcançando um maior número de ouvintes. Nao esquecendo que concordo consigo, principalmente quando usam termos e nomes em inglês, na qual existe um equivalente em português no telejornal, como ja vi inúmeras vezes.

[@j.m.leonardo9734]

@@ricardofernandes8155 280 milhões não é um número propriamente pequeno.

[@sreyes103]

man i got worried something happened to you. easily my favorite shitpost history tuber

[@gabrielspautz3448]

So happy you actually did it!! Uma semana de atraso pro meu exame de Portugal Medieval mas vá lá. Ótimo trabalho!!!

[@gabrielspautz3448]

E se eu não me engano o papa retirou a excomungação de Afonso II um pouco antes de sua morte. Oque sobrou foi o interdito do reino, que só foi retirado depois da sua morte.

[@spectrum1140]

Posso estar enganado, mas tenho quase a certeza que foi Afonso III que viu a sua excomungação retirada pouco antes da sua morte, e Afonso II foi excomungado, prometeu remediar os seus problemas com a Igreja, mas morreu antes disso.

[@gabrielspautz3448]

@@spectrum1140 Fui ler a respeito e tu está certo. Foi Afonso III, me desculpe pela confusão.

[@cn240studios5]

An in depth look at key historical figures like: Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca.. Younger or Elder would be appreciated.

[@Pedrohbs98]

Um ótimo vídeo irmão português. Espero que os próximos sejam tão bons quanto este.

[@Carmine450]

Where I have not expected to be you are Prodigy ❤

[@ekn_38]

A ranking of the Ottoman Rulers might be really interesting, especially since the top would be crowded

[@ambrosiogiovanni6952]

Ottoman rulers would be great because of the amazing highs and absurd lows on the scale.

[@beatlejews9340]

Watch him play devil's advocate and put Suleiman anywhere but 1.

[@chiefmonrovia6691]

You absolutely should do the kings of Spain! I would also be curious about Holy Roman emperors 🤔. I was gonna say you should do the American presidents, but I think your channel better suits European powers. Were there such things as microstates (Genoa, Luxembourg, etc) throughout European history, or are those more modern arrivals?

[@gabrieldeandrade1554]

Pedro I was the first emperor of Brazil, the one who made Brazil independent. How is that "somewhat ironic" for him to be more related to Brazil than Portugal?

[@jonasleclerc4250]

I love your videos, please keep this kind of spirit in your videos. It’d be great, if you could make a video about the best/worst/important Us president. If not, the Holy Roman Empire has some to offer. Maybe if you have time you can make a video about them.

[@PoliticsMadeSimple]

More King 👑 Rankings nice 👍

[@gui18bif]

Nice video mate

[@edullfranz]

You should rank all the Roly Roman "Emperors", that would be fun haha :)

[@suedetree970]

3:41 What a long reign.

[@jalcobo]

Someday Sebastian will return and foster a new Portuguese golden age.

[@jorge6207]

The smell will probably not be optimal.

[@PiepProductions]

A video on Persian Kings in the Ancient and then Medieval to Modern Era would be pretty cool.

[@madisonkung8390]

I enjoy this kind of content, I'm from New York and we hear almost nothing about Portuguese history there!

[@IceFire9yt]

Would definitely be interested in more leader ranking videos.

[@tatch1016]

It is such a cool feeling to see people care about the history of my country, you will never know how many times I had to explain that my country exists and that we dont speak spanish XD, cool video btw

[@magoschonkers711]

Hey, I was wondering if you'd ever do a video on Domitians rule and especially how he fixed inflation. I want to take inspiration from his solution for an emporer in a novel I have planned but there aren't many videos that explain it well.

[@bigfatchubbybritboy9445]

Spectrum are you a Portuguese??.. You sound like your a Portuguese?, Either that or some kind of Eastern European?..

[@smavi4133]

0:34 oh no, imagine Jimmy Hopkins sitting on your countries throne

[@pedroalexandrecorreiafigue2199]

17:03 As a fellow countryman, i think this ranking is spot on. Though D.Afonso Henriques got the ball rolling for what would become the Portuguese state, he died with a lot of the job left unfinished. Meanwhile, João II basically did the near entire leg work for the portuguese empire short of being alive when most of it was conquered/reached and João I ensured that the first's legacy could endure and set up the cornerstones for João II to work from. Personally I would consider Manuel I better than Afonso, but that's my personal preference, as I believe that a leader's most important trait is picking the right people for the right jobs, and value that above all else.

[@aaronTGP_3756]

11:48 King Peter I, the Cruel & the Just: "Is it better to be feared or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both?"

[@miguelpimentel5623]

With this and the roman videos, im subscribed

[@kamilhernandez2543]

now im hyped for the ranking every spanish king video

[@laffyfluvy7351]

Very cool vid!

[@TheZoan007]

Adoro os vídeos e só agora descobri que eras Português. Parabéns pelo otimo trabalho

[@eugeneflynn7435]

And look what the algorithm popped up! New to Portugal, and just reading The Message by Fernando Pessoa. Essentially, it’s a book of short poems, in part shouting out kings and other notables. Your excellent rankings will be a fantastic accompaniment. New sub! How about Rome’s presence in Portugal including the founding of Braga, as was Bracara Augusta in 16 BC?

[@arsangelica6858]

There’s something else to say on the subject of Sebastian. I’ll say at the outset that I don’t speak Portuguese, so if someone were lying to me about what the sources said I wouldn’t know - but if what I read was true he was a more complicated and appalling case than it seems on the surface. He had a mystery illness which, so it was said, the French ambassador wrote to Catherine de Medici was gonorrhea. The symptom list for long term infection matches up pretty well. So that throws a very disturbing light on the fact that he had developed this illness before the age of ten, and also throws a tragic kind of doubt on the ‘Virgin’ label. The suggested culprit was his tutor/confessor Camara, and there was considerable elaboration on why the suggestion was made. There was also some evidence put forward about possible homosexual behavior in Sebastian’s adulthood, though it is merely suggestive. His tutor would be said to have poisoned his mind as well as making him sick, and probably built on the feeling of abandonment that must have surrounded Juana of Spain’s removal to Castile in order to bring about an acute misogyny. Which, taking the gonorrhea into account, was just as well, as he would have probably rendered any female partner infertile from pelvic inflammatory problems. There was also a lot said about Sebastian’s mental state - which bore to my eye a resemblance to intense repression and dissociation - to which, you might have him in the wrong category. He was not mentally ill in the classic sense, but he seemed to be In desperate need of a good therapist. Didn’t seem like he ever had a real chance. Though the 18% plus coefficient of inbreeding probably didn’t improve his situation any.

[@jimbob9798]

I'd love you to do a ranking on the kings of England!

[@henriquegomes9326]

Querido colega lusófono, por favor faça mais vídeos sobre a história de Portugal!

[@Schmusbek21898]

Nice Video👍👍👍Can you also make something about caucasus

[@BOIZADAS]

Subscribed. Apesar de n concordar com a lista por inteiro...ainda assim mt bom

[@Scp--tt9mh]

Fun Fact: In 19 of January of 1919 pro monarchy officers attempted to restore the monarchy in northern Portugal (The area from where I'm from) from the city of Porto the biggest city in northern Portugal but failed since there wasn't a lot of support for the monarchy since many monarchists migrated to other monarchy's after the 1910 coup.

[@rodrigochiberioseixas193]

Quando começastes a falar, percebi que eras de acá!!!! Sou de porto. Ou nas cercanias nas verdade. ahahahah Otimo canal. Ganhastes um seguidor.

[@tiagomori2534]

Pedro is call Pedro IV em Portugal, in Brasil he is the Dom Pedro I, he declared the independence from Brazil, than became the fist Emperor in Brasil

[@Aromnast]

Subscribed yesterday, yeah, just in time

[@g.ricepad9470]

As “Sebastianismo” haunts even Brazil to this day I say, yeah to heck with this guy

[@LovelyMinmay]

I'm looking forward a ranking of Spanish kings, but what do we consider "Spain"? Since Isabel I, Felipe II or Carlos I?

[@dyingearth]

There lies the problem. There are Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon. Kingdom of Spain didn't technically exist until the joining of the two Crowns.

[@Duck-wc9de]

jonh th IV : I'm Ok beeing a duke... his wife : Since when do I care? I want to be queen.

[@NYK01]

Could you do a ranking of all the Hellenistic egyptian rulers?

[@trad_m4839]

how exactly could John IV be put on the boring lists, after the medieval ones he is definitely the more interesting on.

[@DeusdosLencos]

Thank you for the video sir ,loved it, D. Afonso Henriques for life man. BACALHAUUUU É NOSSSSOOOO CARLHEEESSS SIGAAAA SIIIIIIIIUUUUU, Tudo foi nosso antes, agora tb é!!! PASTEL DE NATA, FRANCESINHAS E SARDINHAS MEUS IRMÃOS, ANGOLA É NOSSAAAAAA!!

[@farroupilher]

Pedro IV/I should be higher though. The "Soldier King", he fought with his soldiers, manned the cannons in the defense of Porto, had 2 wifes and several mistresses. Was an overall chad.

[@thesusposter48]

dumb as bricks though apparently

[@farroupilher]

@@thesusposter48 Why so?

[@LukaLopesPonciano]

@@farroupilher because he founded the country of Brazil after rebelling against... Tecnically himself because his father was already dying. And even after that and abdicating the Portuguese Crown he was so unpopular as a Emperor of Brazil that he was forced to abdicate the Brazilian Imperial Crown since he was... Basically a tyrant and a dumbass at that. Than he got back to Portugal fought to get his sister back to throne and died before been able to end the civil war.

[@LukaLopesPonciano]

@@farroupilher oh if you ask me why is he stupid... Only gonna tell you one thing. He was married to onr of the most intelligent woman of his age, Mary Leopoldina of Austria daughter of the emperor of Austria and ex roman emperor. The Brazilian people liked her so much that they preferred a woman(in that misogynic society) than him.

[@miguelmartins9706]

D. Pedro was an egocentric and narcissistic traitor and in no way the rightful heir to the throne of Portugal. He should be at the absolute bottom of the list for destroying the Portuguese economy twice, not to mention the fact that thanks to him the Portuguese monarchy was demolished in order for a masonic and foreign system to reign in Portugal.

[@Adriaburrimiento]

Holy cow, that's one long reign from Alfonso VI at 3:39

[@sandrostaub5991]

never thought u were a fellow lusitano! O mundo é pequeno, não é?

[@miguelluissousadias1371]

amazing work, yes Afonso Henriques was the original great, but king john was also good, he was the father of the great generation and his wife the queen lancaster was a member or at least related to the english royal family. what you didnt mention, my friend, was that english and portuguese alliance although officialize in the 14th century ad, there was already some significant contact before that time. English and northern crusaders helped in the conquest of lisbon along with the templars. so we had 200 years before already some knowledge of the anglisc people. some english people even stayed in portugal so they had vacations here for a long time like today!

[@user-wc9zg9ze8p]

Here is a challenge. Rank all Serbian kings and emperors. Would love to see that

[@askindo5466]

do you think you'll do a video like this on other countries like England/gb and France?

[@spectrum1140]

It's something on my mind, but I'm not making promises.