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- However Charles realised he must have a queen, and married Catherine de Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal. Her generous dowry included two million crowns and the cities of Bombay and Tangiers. They married in 1662. The couple shared no common language, and had no children. However Charles soon fathered a second child with Barbara.
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Aug 21, 2024 · However Charles realised he must have a queen, and married Catherine de Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal. Her generous dowry included two million crowns and the cities of Bombay and Tangiers.
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Aug 12, 2024 · British author, Sophie Shorland, a former Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, takes a very friendly approach to describe the difficult life of King Charles II's Queen Consort, the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza.
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2 days ago · The House of Braganza produced 15 Portuguese monarchs and all four Brazilian monarchs, numerous consorts to various European kingdoms, such as Catherine of Braganza (wife of Charles II of England who introduced tea to Britain) and Maria Isabel of Braganza (wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain who founded the El Prado Museum), as well as sometime ...
Aug 21, 2024 · Charles II was married to Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess. Their marriage wasn't always easy as they didn't speak the same language, and because Charles had a lot of girlfriends (that was allowed back then)!
1 day ago · Catherine of Braganza, the poor neglected queen of Charles II., invited over to England some members of a sisterhood at Munich, called the Institute of the Blessed Virgin, and these she settled and supported during her husband's life in a house in St. Martin's Lane.
Aug 21, 2024 · Once the monarchy was finally restored in 1660, Charles made Huddlestone chaplain to his mother, Queen Henrietta Maria, and to his wife, Catherine of Braganza. On his deathbed at Whitehall Palace in 1685, Charles asked for Father Huddlestone, who heard the king’s confession, gave him Holy Communion and finally received him into the Catholic ...
Aug 19, 2024 · Amongst other duties Sir Richard Fanshawe had responsibility for finalizing the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza. He oversaw the supply and safety of Tangiers and brokered a peace treaty between Spain and Portugal, despite interference from the English Government.
