Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705), queen-consort of Charles II of England, daughter of John, duke of Braganza, and Louisa de Gusman. [World Wide Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1935]
Catherine introduced the custom of tea drinking in England.
There was a prosal to raise a statue in New York to honor her but since the riches of her family were founded in the slave trade New York born people of African descent and Irish descent protested against the idea.
Didn't have any heirs. suffered four miscarriages and still births, 1662, 1666, 1669, 1669.
if there is any consaltion to be had from her great misfortune, she was stepmother to many of his highness' paramours.