1638 - 1705
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 and restoring the Portuguese throne which had first been created in 1143. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Braganza has received more than 1,838,948 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Catherine of Braganza is the 2,495th most popular politician (up from 2,574th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 69th in 2019) and the 38th 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, Catherine of Braganza ranks 2,495 out of 15,577. Before her are Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Bilgä Qaǧan, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Maxim Litvinov, and Christopher II of Denmark. After her are Kim Koo, Alp-Tegin, Wang Zhaojun, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Anne Marie d'Orléans, and Hermann Müller.
1558 - 1618
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2,489
1831 - 1896
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2,490
683 - 734
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2,491
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2,492
1876 - 1951
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2,493
1276 - 1332
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,494
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,495
1876 - 1949
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,496
963 - 963
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,497
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 2,498
1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 2,499
1669 - 1728
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 2,500
1876 - 1931
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,501
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, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Meindert Hobbema, James Gregory, Elisabetta Sirani, and Christoph Cellarius. Among people deceased in 1705, Catherine of Braganza ranks 6. Before her are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Jacob Bernoulli, Emeric Thököly, Luca Giordano, and Ninon de l'Enclos. After her are Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, John Ray, Philipp Spener, Madame d'Aulnoy, Pierre Beauchamp, and Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark.
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 1
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 3
1638 - 1715
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 4
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 5
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
1638 - 1685
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
1638 - 1708
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
1638 - 1709
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
1638 - 1665
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
1638 - 1707
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12
1640 - 1705
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 1
1654 - 1705
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 2
1657 - 1705
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 3
1634 - 1705
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 4
1620 - 1705
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 5
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
1668 - 1705
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 7
1627 - 1705
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 8
1635 - 1705
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 9
1651 - 1705
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 10
1631 - 1705
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 11
1650 - 1705
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 12
Among people born in Portugal, Catherine of Braganza ranks 64 out of 555. Before her are Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Manoel de Oliveira (1908), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), Diogo Cão (1440), Jorge Sampaio (1939), and Carmen Miranda (1909). After her are José Manuel Barroso (1956), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Constance of Aragon (1179), Peter III of Portugal (1717), and Barbara of Portugal (1711).
1185 - 1223
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 58
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 59
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 60
1440 - 1486
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 61
1939 - 2021
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 62
1909 - 1955
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 63
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 64
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 65
1699 - 1782
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 66
1437 - 1508
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 67
1179 - 1222
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 68
1717 - 1786
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 69
1711 - 1758
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 70
Among politicians born in Portugal, Catherine of Braganza ranks 38. Before her are Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), and Jorge Sampaio (1939). After her are José Manuel Barroso (1956), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Barbara of Portugal (1711), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), and Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887).
1643 - 1683
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 32
1837 - 1861
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 33
1434 - 1467
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 34
1185 - 1223
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 35
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 36
1939 - 2021
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 37
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 38
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 39
1699 - 1782
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 40
1717 - 1786
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 41
1711 - 1758
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 42
1397 - 1471
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 43
1887 - 1908
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 44