Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Catherine of Austria
Portrait by Anthonis Mor, 1552
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure10 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
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(m. 1525; died 1557)
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HouseHabsburg
FatherPhilip I of Castile
MotherJoanna of Castile
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Catherine of Austria or Catherine of Spain (Portuguese: Catarina; 14 January 1507 – 12 February 1578) was a Queen of Portugal as the wife of King John III, and a regent during the minority of her grandson, King Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562.