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Catherine of Braganza


Catherine of Bra·gan·za

C0163600 (brə-gän′zə) 1638-1705. Portuguese princess and queen of England as the wife of Charles II.

Catherine of Braganza

n (Biography) 1638–1705, wife of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal

Catherine of Braganza


Catherine of Braganza

(brəgăn`zə), 1638–1705, queen consort of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal. She was married to Charles in 1662. As part of her dowry England secured Bombay (now Mumbai) and Tangier. Unpopular in England for her Roman Catholic faith, she also had to suffer the humiliation of her husband's infidelities and the disappointment of her own childlessness. In 1678 she was accused by Titus OatesOates, Titus,
1649–1705, English conspirator. An Anglican priest whose whole career was marked with intrigue and scandal, he joined forces with one Israel Tonge to invent the story of the Popish Plot of 1678.
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 of a plot to poison the king but was protected from the charge by Charles himself. After William III's accession she returned to Portugal, where she supported the commercial Treaty of Methuen (1703) with England, and in 1704 she acted as regent for her brother, Peter II.

Catherine of Braganza

1638--1705, wife of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal
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