Kammala wannan jumla: A 1578 matashi Sarkin Sebastian na Portugal ya mutu a
Yaƙin Alcácer Quibir ba tare da zuriya ba, yana haifar da rikicin nasara. Babbar kawunsa, tsoho Cardinal Henry, ya gaje shi a matsayin sarki, amma Henry ba shi da zuriya ko dai, bayan ya ɗauki umarni mai tsarki. Lokacin da Henry ya mutu shekaru biyu bayan ɓacewar Sebastian, jikoki uku na Manuel I sun yi da'awar kursiyin: Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza; António, Prior na Crato; da Philip II na Spain. An yaba wa António Sarkin Fotigal a cikin birane da garuruwa da yawa a duk faɗin ƙasar, amma membobin Majalisar Gwamnonin Fotigal waɗanda suka goyi bayan Philip sun tsere zuwa masarautun Spain kuma suka ayyana shi a matsayin magajin doka na Henry.