On the 23rd June 1661 Marriage contract for Charles II of England & Catharina of Portugal is agreed.
King Charles II of England married Catherine, Infanta of Portugal, by proxy in Lisbon, on 23rd April 1662. The marriage treaty between the royal families included a dowry of sugar, plate and jewels to the value of 400,000 crowns, bills of exchange to double that amount, the rights to free trade with Brazil and the East Indies, and the cessions of Bombay and Tangiers. It was th... off shoulder princess wedding dresses
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