Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)

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Catherine of Braganza was a 17th-century Portuguese infanta who became queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland through her marriage to King Charles II, noted for her cultural influence and the Anglo-Portuguese alliance her marriage secured.

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Catherine of Braganza 8
Queen Catherine of Braganza 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese infanta
historical figure
queen consort
associatedWith Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
Stuart period
surface form: Restoration period in Britain
birthDate 1638-11-25
birthPlace Vila Viçosa, Portugal
burialPlace Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza, Lisbon
surface form: Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal
deathDate 1705-12-31
deathPlace Lisbon
surface form: Lisbon, Portugal
dowryIncluded Mumbai
surface form: Bombay

Tangier
father John IV of Portugal
fullName Catarina Henriqueta de Bragança
hadNoSurvivingChildren true
house House of Braganza
marriageDate 1662-05-21
marriagePlace Portsmouth, England
monarchDuringConsortship Charles II of England
mother Luisa de Guzmán
notableFor Anglo-Portuguese alliance strengthened by her marriage
cultural influence on the Restoration court
introducing or popularizing tea drinking at the English court
positionHeld Queen consort of England
Queen consort of Ireland
Queen consort of Scotland
predecessorAsQueenConsortOfEngland Henrietta Maria of France
regencyPeriodEnd 1705
regencyPeriodStart 1704
reignAsQueenConsortOfEnglandEnd 1685-02-06
reignAsQueenConsortOfEnglandStart 1662-05-21
reignAsQueenConsortOfIrelandEnd 1685-02-06
reignAsQueenConsortOfIrelandStart 1662-05-21
reignAsQueenConsortOfScotlandEnd 1685-02-06
reignAsQueenConsortOfScotlandStart 1662-05-21
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Somerset House, London
surface form: Somerset House

Palace of Whitehall
surface form: Whitehall Palace
returnedToPortugal 1692
roleInPortugal regent of Portugal
sibling Afonso VI of Portugal
Peter II of Portugal
spouse Charles II of England
stepchild James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
successorAsQueenConsortOfEngland Mary of Modena
title Infanta of Portugal
Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland (de facto, after 1707 terminology)

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Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza category Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza
John IV of Portugal child Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza
Queen of Scots hasNotableHolder Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza officeCreatedFor Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza
Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza officeHolderServed Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza
Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza officeHolderServed Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Queen Catherine of Braganza
Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza positionHeldInHouseholdOf Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza
Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza reportsTo Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza
Charles II of England spouse Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza
Henrietta Maria of France successorAsQueenConsortOfEngland Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
this entity surface form: Catherine of Braganza