Catherine of Austria | |
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Queen consort of Portugal | |
Reign | 10 February 1525 – 11 June 1557 |
Queen regent of Portugal | |
Regency | 11 June 1557 – 12 February 1558 |
Monarch | Sebastian |
Born | 14 January 1507 Torquemada, Crown of Castile |
Died | 12 February 1578 (aged 71) Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
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Issue Detail | |
House | Habsburg |
Father | Philip the Handsome |
Mother | Joanna I of Castile |
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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.