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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 (born Nov. 25, 1638, Vila Viçosa, Port.—died Dec. 31, 1705, Lisbon) 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.
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Catherine of Portugal (nun) Infanta Catarina (1436–1463); ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐtɐˈɾinɐ]; English: Catherine) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon . Life. Catherine was born in Lisbon on 26 November 1436.
Catherine of Austria (Portuguese: Catarina; 14 January 1507 – 12 February 1578) was Queen of Portugal as wife of King John III, and regent during the minority of her grandson, King Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562.
Jun 29, 2023 · The Tea Queen. Published on 29 Jun 2023 by MWH. Catherine of Bragança. Although Catarina de Bragança, the queen-consort of Charles II, didn’t introduce tea to England, she certainly made the afternoon tea dance fashionable, and due to her influence tea has become the widely-drunk beverage we enjoy today. On St Catherine’s Day, the 25th of ...
Catherine of Portugal (1540–1614) Duchess of Braganza. Name variations: Catarina; Katherine of Portugal. Born on January 18, 1540, in Lisbon; died on November 15, 1614; daughter of Duarte, duke of Guimaraes, and Isabella of Braganza (c. 1512–1576); married Joao also known as John I(1544–1583), duke of Braganza, on December 8, 1563 ...
Jun 8, 2018 · views 1,301,002 updated Jun 08 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’.
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