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   • Catherine of Braganza

     m. 1662 - 1685

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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.

   • Father: John IV of Portugal
   • Mother: Luisa de Guzmán

   • House: Braganza
   • Religion: Roman Catholicism

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   Charles II is an ancestor of both King Charles III's first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales, and his second wife, Queen Camilla. Charles and Diana's son, William, Prince of Wales, is likely to be the first British monarch descended from Charles II.

   • Reign: 29 May 1660 –, 6 February 1685
   • Mother: Henrietta Maria of France

   • Father: Charles I of England
   • Successor: James II

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   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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   May 12, 2021 · As King Charles II of England's wife, Catherine now has a reputation for being a long-suffering bride who had to watch her philandering husband go through countless mistresses. What most people don’t know, however, is that Catherine was a bad girl to the bone—and these facts prove it.

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   Feb 8, 2016 · A very Royal Wedding - Charles II and Catherine of Braganza. We have a special marriage certificate on display. 08 Feb 2016. Ahead of Valentine's Day we're sharing one very special document on loan from Portsmouth Cathedral. John Bolt tells us more.

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   When did Charles II Die?

   • Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.

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   Why did Charles II divorce Catherine?

   • The Court Turned On Her With the ever-pregnant Barbara Villiers running the show in the barren Catherine’s own court, it wasn’t long before people started to whisper that Catherine wasn’t fit to rule beside King Charles II. The king’s advisors actually pushed him to divorce Catherine and find a fertile—and maybe even Protestant—wife.

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   Why did King Charles II ask for Catherine?

   • In 1685, King Charles II died, on his deathbed, he begged for Catherine’s forgiveness. After a few years of religious freedom under James II, Catherine was shunned under the rule of the staunchly Protestant William and Mary. In her later years, Catherine did something very unusual for a Queen Consort and returned to her native country.

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   Did Catherine & Charles have a wedding?

   • On May 20, Catherine and Charles were married in Portsmouth in a royal ceremony—but there is a little known fact about their big day. They actually had two weddings, one for the public and the other in secret.

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   Aug 30, 2016 · Catherine was married to the newly restored Charles II of England on 21 May 1662. The marriage of Catherine and Charles gave Portugal much-needed aid from England against Spain, and England gained Tangier and Bombay as part of Catherine’s dowry.

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    Apr 2, 2014 · Charles II was the monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland during much of the latter half of the 17th century, marking the Restoration era. ... Charles’s wife, Queen Catherine, failed to ...