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          Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705)

          Queen of England and regent of Portugal. Name variations: Bragança.

          Catherine of braganza

        1. Catherine of braganza
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        4. The third daughter of Dukes of Braganza was born in on St. Catharine's day and was hence named after this martyred virgin1 (fig.
        5. My case study is Maria Amalia, Princess of Saxony and Poland (–), who on her marriage became Queen of the Two Sicilies, before moving to.

          6. Born Catherine Henriqueta de Bragança on November 25, 1638, at Vila Viçosa, Lisbon, Portugal; died on December 1, 1705, at Bemposta Palace, Lisbon; interred at Belém Monastery, Lisbon; daughter of John IV, king of Portugal (r. 1640–1656), and Luisa de Guzmán (1613–1666); sister of Alphonso VI (1643–1683), king of Portugal (r.

          1656–1667), and Peter II (1648–1706), king of Portugal (r. 1667–1706); married Charles II (1630–1685), king of England (r.

          This study began more than a decade ago in somewhat predictable aca- demic fashion.

          1661–1685), on May 21, 1662, in Portsmouth; children: four failed pregnancies.

          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. Charles seemed pleased with his young bride, writing in a letter after their first meeting t