Catherine of Braganza

American  

[bruh-gan-zuh] / brəˈgæn zə /

noun

1. 1638–1705, queen consort of Charles II of England, born in Portugal.

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Catherine of Braganza British  

noun

1. 1638–1705, wife of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal

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Example Sentences

Luckily, Charles II is married to a Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza, and English importers are able to find a wine in the Douro Valley of Portugal that appeals to an English palate attuned to rich French Burgundies and Bordeaux wines.

From Seattle Times

Built by the Portuguese and renamed in honor of the Duke of York during Tangier’s short British occupation in the late 17th century, the citadel was included with the rest of the city in the dowry of Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese princess who married Charles II in 1662.

From New York Times

In the late 1980s, a Portuguese group proposed a statue to honor Catherine of Braganza, a 17th-century Portuguese princess who married King Charles II of England and became, many believe, the eponym of the borough of Queens.

From New York Times

Catherine of Braganza, the wife of King Charles II, visited Tunbridge Wells in 1662.

From BBC

Britain’s love of tea began brewing in the 1660s, when a Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza, became the wife and queen of Charles II. She had grown up drinking the stuff, and her love of tea eventually made it the fashionable hot drink of choice among the aristocracy.

From US News