On the death of John IV, his thirteen-year-old son Alfonso VI, who had been left half-paralysed by childhood illness, succeeds him as King of Portugal. He is deposed by his brother Pedro II in 1668, while Alfonso is declared insane.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Alphonso VI becomes King of Portugal". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2508, accessed 23 November 2024.]
