Catarina de Bragança - Lisbon, Portugal
Posted by: Torgut
N 38° 43.409 W 009° 08.272
29S E 488015 N 4286100
A bust of Catarina de Bragança, who was Queen of England in the 17th Century
Waymark Code: WMH2X7
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 05/13/2013
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Catarina de Bragança (1638-1705) was born in Portugal, in the royal family of Bragança (which actually was the last dynasty in Portugal, who ruled the country until the Republican coup of 1910).
By marriage she became queen of England, between 1662 and 1685.
The bust is located in a back entrance of the Portuguese Military Academy, not far from the center of Lisbon.
Monarch Ranking: King / Queen
Proper Title and Name of Monarch: Dona Catarina de Bragança
Country or Empire of Influence: Portugal and England
Website for additonal information: [Web Link]
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