Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Catherine
Portrait by Anthonis Mor, 1552
Queen consort of Portugal
Reign10 February 1525 – 11 June 1557
Queen regent of Portugal
Regency11 June 1557 – 12 February 1558
MonarchSebastian
Born14 January 1507
Torquemada, Crown of Castile
Died12 February 1578 (aged 71)
Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1525; died 1557)
Issue
Detail
HouseHabsburg
FatherPhilip I of Castile
MotherJoanna I of Castile
SignatureCatherine's signature

Catherine of Austria (Portuguese: Catarina; 14 January 1507 – 12 February 1578) was Queen of Portugal as wife of King John III, and regent during the minority of her grandson, King Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562.


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