Álvaro VII was king of the Kingdom of Congo from 1665 to 1666.

When the death of Antonio I

António I of Kongo

António I Nvita a Nkanga was a mwenekongo of the Kingdom of Kongo who ruled from 1661 to his defeat and death at the Battle of Mbwila on October 29, 1665. He was elected following the death of King Garcia II...

 at the Battle of Mbwila

Battle of Mbwila

At the Battle of Mbwila on October 29, 1665, Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king António I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga.-Origins of the War:...

 (October 29, 1665) was announced, a relative of the dead sovereign, Álvaro, was proclaimed king.

The new king sent a trusted Capuchin

Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

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 monk, Friar

Friar

A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...

 Girolamo of Montesarchio, to make peace with the Portuguese

Portugal

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 in to Luanda

Luanda

Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...

, Angola

Angola

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, in Christmas

Christmas

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 1665. But the monk was waylaid by a rebellion in Mbamba, and only returned to the capital in June 1666, where he found Álvaro VII already dead; in the meantime, the powerful Count of Soyo, Paulo da Silva, had marched on São Salvador

M'banza-Kongo

M'banza-Kongo , is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province. M'banza Kongo was founded some time before the arrival of the Portuguese and was the capital of the dynasty ruling at that time...

 (the capital of the kingdom), killed the king and proclaimed Álvaro VIII

Álvaro VIII of Kongo

Alvaro VIII , of the House of Kinlaza, was king of the Kingdom of Congo, from 1666 to 1669.-Biography:Alvaro VIII was elevated to the throne by Paulo da Silva, Count of Soyo, which marched on São Salvador and killed his predecessor, King Alvaro VII.In 1667, he sent his ambassador, Anastasius, to...

 in his place.

See also

• List of Manikongo of Kongo
• Kingdom of Kongo
  Kingdom of Kongo
  The Kingdom of Kongo was an African kingdom located in west central Africa in what are now northern Angola, Cabinda, the Republic of the Congo, and the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...