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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.
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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.
- Linda Porter
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.
Feb 8, 2016 · These were the first impressions King Charles II confided to Lord Clarendon following his first meeting with his wife to be, the Infanta of Portugal, Catherine Duchess of Braganza. Catherine had arrived at Portsmouth on the 14th of May 1662, where she stayed at the Governor’s House awaiting the King.
A Catholic princess of the Portuguese royal family, Catherine of Braganza was betrothed to Charles II, king of England, while still a child. In May 1662, she left the convent where she had received a modest education and traveled to England to meet and marry him.
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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.
