Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland

1638 - 1705  (67 years)

• Name	Catherine of Braganza
  Suffix	Queen Consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland
  Birth	25 Nov 1638	Vila Viçosam Alentejo, Portugal   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Dec 1705	Bemposta, Portugal   [1]
  Burial	Belem, near Lisbon, Portugal   [1]
  Person ID	I29982	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2020

  
  

  Family	Charles II, King of England and Ireland,   b. 29 May 1630, St. James Palace, London, England d. 6 Feb 1685, Whitehall Palace, London, England (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1662	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F17718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2020

  
  

• Notes

  In 1692, seven years after the death of Charles II, she returned to her homeland of Portugal, where she lived in retirement until being appointed regent of Portugal due to the ongoing ill health of King Pedro II. She served in that capacity until her death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004-ongoing.