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In the 12th century, the kingdom, which had separated from Castile, had its capital in Lisbon. After the extinction of the legitimate male line of the Burgundy dynasty, an illegitimate member of the family established the "false Burgundy" dynasty at the end of the 14th century and began the conquest of Ceuta, Madeira, and the Azores.

The dynamically developing Christian religion reshaped the value system of the Roman Empire and provided new directions and goals for human life. During the empire's crisis period, teachings about the Kingdom of Heaven and an impending peaceful world easily resonated with the dreams of the poorer classes.