Koray Korkmaz

History is truly the witness of times past, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life.

– Marcus Tullius Cicero (De Oratore)

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5/10 John II (1481-1495)

"The Perfect Prince." A strategic genius who crushed noble power.
Key Events:
1. Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope (1488).

2. Signed the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), dividing the world with Spain.

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1/10🌍 Architects of the Age of Discovery: THE HOUSE OF AVIZ. 🇵🇹
Ruling Portugal (1385-1580), they built the first global empire. From John I to Henry the Cardinal, here is the rise and fall of the dynasty that mastered the oceans. 🧵👇

#History #Portugal #HouseOfAviz

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10/10📜 Summary: The House of Aviz turned the Atlantic into a "Portuguese Lake" and seized the spice trade.

But in the end, the dynasty was buried in the desert sands by the dreams of a young king.

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7) Consequences: Peter's death weakened Aragon's influence in Occitania. His young son James I inherited a unstable kingdom, leading to internal strife. For the Crusade, it solidified Simon's control over Toulouse and Languedoc.

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1) The Battle of Muret (1213) – A Turning Point in the Albigensian Crusade. Let's dive into the background, the battle, its consequences, and what followed. #MedievalHistory #AlbigensianCrusade

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6) Simon's knights exploited the chaos, routing the Toulousain militia and Aragonese forces. The battle lasted hours but ended in a crushing Crusader victory. Casualties: Allies lost thousands, including nobility; Crusaders fewer than 100.

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12) More than a chronicle, the Llibre dels fets is a self-portrait of power—a king writing himself into history, in his own language, on his own terms.

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1) The Llibre dels fets (“Book of Deeds”) is the autobiographical chronicle of James I of Aragon (r. 1213–1276)—one of the most remarkable historical texts of medieval Europe.

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11) The work survives in 14th-century manuscripts and has been translated into Spanish, French, English, and Italian, with both critical and popular editions.