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Catherine of Braganza

1638 - 1705

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Catherine of Braganza (Portuguese: Catarina de Bragança; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage to King Charles II, which lasted from 21 May 1662 until his death on 6 February 1685. She was the daughter of John IV of Portugal, who became the first king from the House of Braganza in 1640, after overthrowing the 60-year rule of the Spanish Habsburgs over Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Braganza has received more than 2,010,338 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Catherine of Braganza is the 2,740th most popular politician (down from 2,487th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 64th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Catherine of Braganza was the wife of King Charles II of England. She is most famous for the dowry she brought to England, which included Bombay, Tangier, and the island of Bombay.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Catherine of Braganza ranks 2,740 out of 19,576. Before her are Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Athanaric, Uriah the Hittite, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Abu'l-Fida. After her are Clovis IV, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Huneric, William I of Württemberg, Quirinius, and Sandro Pertini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1638, Catherine of Braganza ranks 6. Before her are Louis XIV of France, Maria Theresa of Spain, Shunzhi Emperor, Nicolas Malebranche, and Nicolas Steno. After her are Emperor Go-Sai, Meindert Hobbema, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Elisabetta Sirani, James Gregory, and Christoph Cellarius. Among people deceased in 1705, Catherine of Braganza ranks 7. Before her are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Jacob Bernoulli, Emeric Thököly, Ninon de l'Enclos, Luca Giordano, and Sophia Charlotte of Hanover. After her are John Ray, Philipp Spener, Madame d'Aulnoy, Pierre Beauchamp, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Guillaume Amontons.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Catherine of Braganza ranks 70 out of 633. Before her are Jorge Jesus (1954), Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), Manoel de Oliveira (1908), Jorge Sampaio (1939), John of God (1495), and Maria João Pires (1944). After her are Barbara of Portugal (1711), Francisco de Almeida (1450), Uriel da Costa (1585), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Diego Columbus (1479), and Marcelo Caetano (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Catherine of Braganza ranks 40. Before her are Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), Viriathus (-180), and Jorge Sampaio (1939). After her are Barbara of Portugal (1711), Francisco de Almeida (1450), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Marcelo Caetano (1906), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), and Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887).

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