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1662

Marriage of Catherine of Braganza and Charles II

Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England
Painting by Peter Lely, 1665

 

Marriage in Portsmouth of Catherine of Braganza, daughter of the first Braganza King D. João IV to Charles II. Tangier and Bombay were part of Catherine’s dowry. Bombay only given in 1665. A bilateral treaty of marriage was signed in 1661.

 

For more information, please see the following articles:

Notes on Catherine of Bragança Queen Consort of King Charles II of England

Notes on Catherine of Bragança, Queen of Charles II of England, and her Life in Portugal

The Life and Times of Catherine of Braganza

King Charles II and Queen Catherine. Two letters

Some Notes on Dr. Street: the English Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Catherine of Bragança, Wife of King Charles II

Catherine of Braganza; A Widow

 

 

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