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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 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.
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Nov 25, 2019 · Stories. Catherine of Braganza: the lost Stuart queen. Posted 25 Nov 2019, by Eilish Gregory. When we remember late seventeenth-century British history, queen consort Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705) is often relegated to the sidelines. Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705) Peter Lely (1618–1680) (studio of) The Royal Hospital Chelsea.
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 ...
Apr 12, 2021 · In 1640, after 60 years of union with Spain, a significant number of the Portuguese nobility rose in revolt and set John, Duke of Braganza, on the throne of an independent Portugal as King John IV. He was Catherine’s father. So Charles’s bride came from a country that had, like England, suffered much upheaval and uncertainty in recent years.
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Jun 26, 2018 · The Portuguese princess who arrived in Portsmouth in 1662 to marry Charles II has been portrayed as a gentle soul whose heart was broken by her inability to have children and who instead contented ...
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.
