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      • The Duke of York and Albany was granted control over the area by his brother, King Charles II, and ''was wise enough to name Kings and Queens Counties for his brother and sister-in-law,'' said Henry Ludder, the Queens borough historian.
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      Here's to Queen Catherine, Who Gave Queens a Name

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  3. untappedcities.com › 2021/04/15 › nyc-boroughs-namesHow NYC's 5 Boroughs Got Their Names - Untapped New York

    Jun 14, 2024 · The name of Queens County was assigned by the English when they also labeled Kings County in 1683. While Kings County was named for King Charles II, Queens County was...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Catherine_of_BraganzaCatherine of Braganza - Wikipedia

    Queens, a borough of New York City, was supposedly named after Catherine of Braganza since she was queen when Queens County was established in 1683. Queens' naming is consistent with those of Kings County (the borough of Brooklyn, originally named after her husband, King Charles II) and Richmond County (the borough of Staten Island, named after ...

  5. www.gothamcenter.org › blog › who-put-the-queen-inWho Put the Queen in “Queens”? - The Gotham Center for ...

    Jan 30, 2018 · Despite not bearing her actual name, Queens is named after Catherine of Braganza, who was Queen of England in 1683, when Queens was established as one of the twelve original counties of New York. Kings County (Brooklyn) was named after her husband, King Charles II, and Richmond County (Staten Island) was named for Charles’ son, the Duke of ...

  6. ny.curbed.com › 2015/10/20 › 9912148How Queens Became New York City's Largest Borough

    Oct 20, 2015 · It was named for Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese queen consort of England's King Charles II. At the outset, it consisted of five towns:

  7. www.nytimes.com › 1990/10/11 › nyregionHere's to Queen Catherine, Who Gave Queens a Name

    Oct 11, 1990 · The Duke of York and Albany was granted control over the area by his brother, King Charles II, and ''was wise enough to name Kings and Queens Counties for his brother and sister-in-law,''...

  8. www.nyhistory.org › community › borough-namesHow Did the Boroughs Get Their Names? | New-York Historical ...

    Queens was named after Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II of England (1630-1685). In 1609 Robert Guet called the island "Mannahata," after Native American names for the area. Henry Hudson referred to Staten Eylandt after the States General—Netherlands' governing body.

  9. www.nytimes.com › 1998/01/09 › nyregionThe Queen of Ethnic Nightmares; Cultural Politics Mires ...

    Jan 9, 1998 · Why does a 17th-century monarch merit so desirable a domicile in New York? Because Catherine became the Queen of England after wedding its king, Charles II.

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