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Marriage Treaty

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The wedding of King Charles II and Catherine of Braganza.

The Marriage Treaty, or Anglo-Portuguese Treaty, was a treaty of alliance that was agreed between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Portugal and concluded on 23 June 1661.[1]

It led to the marriage of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza, the daughter of John IV of Portugal. It was a marriage of state, as was common in the era.

The treaty also renewed the medieval Anglo-Portuguese Alliance.

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Background

Charles had recently been restored to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland and had been lobbied by both Portugal and the Spanish, which pushed rival candidates as a potential wife. Although Charles had been allied to Spain through the Treaty of Brussels, his relations with Madrid had become increasingly strained. Spain demanded the return of possessions taken by the English Republic, notably Jamaica, which Charles accepted. Charles's decision to marry Catherine was attributed to the advice of the influential English statesman Edward Hyde, the 1st Earl of Clarendon.[2] The Portuguese match also received strong support from Charles's Irish ally James Butler, the 1st Duke of Ormonde.

Terms

As well as a cash payment, Catherine's dowry also brought with it the settlements of Bombay. England also gained Tangier, in North Africa, and so could use the port as a naval station or a commercial post for the Levante trade.[3]

The terms made England send 2,000 foot soldiers and 500 horses to assist Portugal's war against Spain.[3] The treaty, under the marriage provision, also stated that the Infanta and her whole family "shall enjoy the free exercise of the Roman Catholic religion."[4]

The marriage certificate of King Charles II and Catherine of Braganza.

Over time, however, the acquisition of the two territories came to be regarded as liabilities for England. Charles sold his rights over Bombay to the East India Company. Tangier was maintained until it was evacuated by 1684 under constant pressure from surrounding Moorish forces. It also became a source of political controversy in England since Whigs suggested that the garrison, which had a large number of Irish Catholics, was designed to be brought over to Britain to impose royal absolutism.[5]

In accordance with the agreement, a force of British and Irish troops under Frederick Schomberg were raised to serve in Portugal's ongoing war against Spain. Portugal secured its independence in 1668.

Charles and Catherine were unable to conceive a child and so in 1685, the throne passed to the King's brother James, Duke of York, who married Anne Hyde and later Mary of Modena.

References

  1. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Materials towards a statistical account of the town and island of Bombay (3 vols.) v. 1. History. v. 2. Trade and fortifications. v. 3. Administration, Volume 1. Bombay: Government Central Press. 1893. p. 1.
  2. ^ Weiser, Brian (2003). Charles II and the Politics of Access. Suffolk: Boydell Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84383-020-7.
  3. ^ a b Childs, John (2013). Army of Charles II. Oxon: Routledge. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-134-52859-2.
  4. ^ Baldwin, David (2010). Royal Prayer: A Surprising History. London: A&C Black. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8264-2303-0.
  5. ^ Childs p.115-51

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