Catherine of Braganza
D. Catarina de Bragança
infanta · queen of England · regent of Portugal
Daughter of João IV and wife of Charles II of England, to whom Madeira was to be granted as dowry if needed; her marriage strengthened the Anglo-Portuguese alliance and the wine trade. As regent in 1705 she authorised new parish churches in Madeira.
1Mentioned in
- Fajã da Ovelha (parish) — Infanta and regent of the kingdom whose charter of 1705 authorised the building of a new parish church.
- Wine industry — Portuguese infanta whose 1660s marriage to Charles II strengthened the Anglo-Portuguese alliance and the wine trade.
- Grants — Daughter of João IV and wife of Charles II of England, beneficiary of a sham grant of Madeira.
- Melo (Dom Francisco Manuel de) — Portuguese infanta whose dowry on marrying Charles II allegedly might have included Madeira.
- The English — Portuguese infanta whose marriage to Charles II allegedly prompted English attempts to obtain Madeira.
- Estreito da Calheta (parish) — Regent of the kingdom who in 1705 approved moving the new church to another site.
- Grant of the Island of Madeira to Catherine of Braganza — Daughter of João IV and future queen of England, to whom Madeira was to be granted as dowry if needed.
- Furtado (Diogo de Mendonça) — Portuguese princess to whom D. João IV donated the Madeira archipelago; the deed was registered in Funchal under this governor.
2Chronology
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The Anglo-Portuguese royal marriage of D. Catarina de Bragança and Carlos II led to large-scale Madeira wine exports by English merchants, who enjoyed tax exemption on them from 1660 to 1662.
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Madeira was granted to Infanta D. Catarina de Bragança by royal warrant of 23 November 1660 (procuration dated 18 November), and Governor Furtado presented the donation deed to the Funchal council for registration on 7 December; it was also registered at Machico.
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A charter of the regent Infanta D. Catarina authorised building a new parish church at Fajã da Ovelha on a more suitable site.
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The regent D. Catarina approved moving the new church of Estreito da Calheta to another site.
