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Catherine of Braganza (Portuguese: Catarina de Bragança; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage to King Charles II, which lasted from 21 May 1662 until his death on 6 February 1685.
Catherine Of Braganza was a Portuguese Roman Catholic wife of King Charles II of England (ruled 1660–85). A pawn in diplomatic dealings and anti-papal intrigues, she was married to Charles as part of an important alliance between England and Portugal.
On 23 June 1661 a marriage treaty agreeing upon the union of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza was signed. Catherine brought a dowry of £500,000, as well as Bombay, Tangier and the right of free trade with the Portuguese colonies, and also popularised tea-drinking in Britain.
Apr 12, 2021 · Linda Porter believes it is high time the Merry Monarch’s Portuguese wife was given her due. Catherine of Braganza is one of our most overlooked queens, neglected not just by her priapic husband, but by historians as well.
Born Catherine Henriqueta de Bragança on November 25, 1638, at Vila Viçosa, Lisbon, Portugal; died on December 1, 1705, at Bemposta Palace, Lisbon; interred at Belém Monastery, Lisbon; daughter of John IV, king of Portugal (r. 1640–1656), and Luisa de Guzmán (1613–1666); sister of Alphonso VI (1643–1683), king of Portugal (r.
Nov 25, 2019 · Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Queen Consort of Charles II. Jacob Huysmans (c.1633–1696) (after) The Queen's College, University of Oxford. Huysmans' other remarkable portrait depicts her as the Catholic saint Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of learning.
Catherine (Catarina) of Braganza, the daughter of João IV of Portugal, was born in 1638 in Vila Viçosa. Her life was shaped profoundly by the impact of the Portuguese Revolt of 1640, the event which ended the union of the Portuguese and Spanish crowns.
Aug 30, 2016 · Catherine was born in 1638 into the House of Braganza; Portugal’s most important noble family. In 1640, Catherine’s father was proclaimed King John IV of Portugal after a revolt of the nobility led to the deposition of the Habsburg King Philip III of Portugal and IV of Spain.
Jun 8, 2018 · Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), queen of Charles II. Daughter of John, king of Portugal, Catherine's marriage to Charles II on 21 May 1662 was regarded by English merchants as ‘the most beneficial that ever our nation was engaged in’.
Catherine of Braganza was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage to King Charles II, which lasted from 21 May 1662 until his death on 6 February 1685.
