Infanta Catarina of Portugal
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Catherine of Portugal may also refer to Catherine of Braganza
and to Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
The Infanta Catarina (1436–1463; (kɐtɐˈɾinɐ; ) was a Portuguese
infanta (princess), daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon
. Catherine was born in Lisbon
on November 26, 1436. She was promised to marry Charles IV of Navarre
but he died and Catherine turned to a religious life in the Convent of Saint Claire. She was a cultivated infanta author of many books regarding morality and religion. She died on June 17, 1463 and is buried in Lisbon
at the Saint Elói Church.
Catherine of Braganza
Catherine of Braganza was a Portuguese infanta and queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles II.She married the king in 1662...
and to Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
The Infanta Catarina (1436–1463; (kɐtɐˈɾinɐ; ) was a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
infanta (princess), daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon
Leonor of Aragon (1402-1445)
Eleanor of Aragon was queen consort of Portugal as the spouse of Edward I of Portugal and the regent of Portugal as the guardian of her son. She was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque....
. Catherine was born in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
on November 26, 1436. She was promised to marry Charles IV of Navarre
Charles of Viana
Charles, Prince of Viana , sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre.- Background :...
but he died and Catherine turned to a religious life in the Convent of Saint Claire. She was a cultivated infanta author of many books regarding morality and religion. She died on June 17, 1463 and is buried in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
at the Saint Elói Church.