COMPANION

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

1507 - 1578

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Catherine of Austria (Portuguese: Catarina; 14 January 1507 – 12 February 1578) was Queen of Portugal as wife of King John III, and regent during the minority of her grandson, King Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal has received more than 442,905 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal is the 87th most popular companion (down from 85th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Spain (down from 98th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Companion.

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal is most famous for marrying the king of Portugal, Manuel I.

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  • 68.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal ranks 87 out of 784Before her are Athaliah, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, Isabella of France, Gülfem Hatun, Astrid of Sweden, and Isabella of Austria. After her are Anne of Kiev, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Katharina von Bora, Guinevere, Julia Domna, and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1507, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal ranks 2Before her is Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. After her are Jiajing Emperor, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Altan Khan, Jacques Arcadelt, Inés Suárez, Johannes Sturm, Bálint Bakfark, Ferrante Gonzaga, Alvise I Mocenigo, and Marie of Baden-Sponheim. Among people deceased in 1578, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal ranks 4Before her are Mihrimah Sultan, Sebastian of Portugal, and John of Austria. After her are Uesugi Kenshin, Pierre Lescot, Piali Pasha, Sebastiano Venier, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Giulio Clovio, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal ranks 101 out of 3,355Before her are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Blanche of Castile (1188), Vincent of Saragossa (300), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), and José Carreras (1946). After her are Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895), Paco Rabanne (1934), Louis I of Spain (1707), Pelagius of Asturias (685), and Manuel de Falla (1876).

Among COMPANIONS In Spain

Among companions born in Spain, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal ranks 4Before her are Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Eugénie de Montijo (1826), and Blanche of Castile (1188). After her are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545), Inês de Castro (1325), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), and Joanna la Beltraneja (1462).