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The wedding of King Charles II and Catherine of Braganza. The Marriage Treaty, or Anglo-Portuguese Treaty, was a treaty of alliance that was agreed between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Portugal and concluded on 23 June 1661. [1] It led to the marriage of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza, the daughter of John IV of ...
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.
Maria Francisca is the daughter of Duarte Pio and Isabel de Herédia, the couple's second child.. She was baptised in Vila Viçosa by the Archbishop of Évora, Maurílio de Gouveia, on 31 May 1997, and her godparents were Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, her father's maternal cousin, and Henrique Nuno de Bragança, Duke of Coimbra, her father's brother.
The wedding of Philippa and John. Though Philippa was seen to present a demeanour of queenly piety, [11] commenting that "it would be regarded as an indecent thing for a wife to interfere in her husband's affairs", [11] she wielded significant influence in both the Portuguese and English courts and was "actively involved in world affairs". [11]
But the bride was a Brazilian citizen, and the groom was a German-born naturalized Portuguese citizen. Thus the Embassy wedding did not meet the criteria for recognition, as Brazilian authorities insisted that a marriage of two people of different nationalities in Brazil needed to be conducted under the Brazilian Laws, especially if one of the ...
The wedding was a major social event in Brazil, which was attended by civil and military authorities, members of the nobility and the diplomatic corps, as well as a large popular crowd that followed the wedding procession through the city streets. The couple received many gifts and tributes, such as jewelry, medals, paintings, poems and music.
Eleanor of Portugal (18 September 1434 – 3 September 1467) was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.A Portuguese infanta (princess), daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon, she was the consort of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and the mother of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.
Portuguese forces under British command distinguished themselves in the defence of the Lines of Torres Vedras (1809–1810) and in the subsequent invasion of Spain and France. In 1815 Prince João's government elevated Brazil to the status of a kingdom, and Maria was proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves .