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| CHARLES ll MEETING CATHERINE of BRAGANZE 1662 |
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CHARLES ll MEETING CATHERINE of BRAGANZE 1662.
Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, eight years his junior. Catherine was born at Vila Vicosa near Lisbon on 25 November 1638, the third child of the Duke of Braganza who later became King John IV of Portugal. If ever a marriage was made for political and economic reasons, the union of Charles and Catherine was such a match. Her dowry included Tangier, Bombay, full trading privileges for England in the Indies and a very large sum of money for the impoverished Charles. At twenty-one Catherine was neither young nor pretty and apparently was not considered an important candidate for marriage in other European courts. They were married in a Catholic ceremony at Portsmouth shortly after their first meeting, and later were married again at a grand ceremony in London in May 1662. They shared the throne of England as king and queen and, ultimately, they also shared her Roman Catholic faith. |
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