So, the representatives of the clergy and the nobility, together with the proxies of a number of towns and cities, assembled at a meeting to make decisions regarding the war against Castile elected Joao of Avis as king of Portugal. We must point out that a copy of the acclamation act was made in latin to be sent to pope Urban VI, revealing the importance of this document for the legitimation of the new king who was bom a bastard, not only inside the kingdom of Portugal but also at an international level and, most importantly, near that one power who could supress his illegitimate origin, being the plain support given to Urban VI a crucial political statement. The appointment of a king by the assembly of the cortes, whose legitimacy had to be stressed, gains a significant importance given this context, representing an important step in the conflict that was being fought at that same moment, both military as politically.

Por lo tanto, a partir de la lista de firmantes del auto de aclamacion de Joao I en las cortes de Coimbra de 1385, nuestra intencion es analizar la participacion del clero portugués en la lucha por el trono, identificar a los miembros de lajerarquía de la iglesia que han apoyado cada una de las facciones, las razones de estos posicionamientos y posteriores consecuencias en sus carreras políticas y eclesiasticas.Īt the time of the reunion of the cortes in the city of Coimbra in April 1385 the conflict hadn't been over yet, which would only happen later that year, especially after the decisive victory of Joao of Avis in the battle fought in the field of Aljubarrota in August, making the war one of the main concerns discussed in the gathering. Una cuestion importante, ya que el caracter religioso del poder real seguía siendo uno de los temas centrales en la legitimidad de reyes y dinastías, sobre todo en un período marcado por el Cisma de la Iglesia Catolica. A pesar de los estudios sobre la composicion de las facciones que se formaron en tomo a los diferentes pretendientes al trono, en particular sobre la participacion de los municipios y de la nobleza, hay pocas contribuciones sobre la participacion del clero en el conflicto. Femando de Portugal en octubre 1383 sin herederos varones abrio una crisis de sucesion.

Analisis del eclesiastes