Portuguese Inquisition

General Council of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal Conselho Geral do Santo Ofício da Inquisição Portuguese Inquisition
Seal of the Inquisition
Type
Type	Council under the election of the Portuguese monarchy
History
Established	23 May 1536
Disbanded	31 March 1821
Seats	Consisted of a Grand Inquisitor, who headed the General Council of the Holy Office
Elections
Voting system	Grand Inquisitor chosen by the Crown and named by the Pope
Meeting place
Portuguese Empire Headquarters: Estaus Palace, Lisbon
Footnotes
See also: Medieval Inquisition Spanish Inquisition Goa Inquisition

The Portuguese Inquisition (Portuguese: Inquisição Portuguesa), officially known as the General Council of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal, was formally established in Portugal in 1536 at the request of King John III. Although King Manuel I had asked for the installation of the Inquisition in 1515 to fulfill the commitment of his marriage with Maria of Aragon, it was only after his death that Pope Paul III acquiesced. In the period after the Medieval Inquisition, it was one of three different manifestations of the wider Christian Inquisition, along with the Spanish Inquisition and Roman Inquisition. The Goa Inquisition was an extension of the Portuguese Inquisition in colonial-era Portuguese India. The Portuguese Inquisition was terminated in 1821.