Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Catherine
Catherine
	Portrait by Anthonis Mor, 1552
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
Burial	Jerónimos Monastery
Spouse	John III of Portugal (m. 1525; died 1557)
Issue; Detail	Afonso, Prince of Portugal; Maria Manuela, Princess of Asturias; Manuel, Prince of Portugal; Philip, Prince of Portugal; João Manuel, Prince of Portugal;
House	Habsburg
Father	Philip I of Castile
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.

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