What the records say
- When
- 23 Jun 1661
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 19.07° N, 72.88° E
Placed at the area around the town its text names, Bombay.
Summary
The "Marriage Treaty" is signed between representatives of King Charles II of England and King João IV of Portugal, providing a military alliance between the two kingdoms and a marriage between Charles of the House of Stuart and João's daughter Catherine of the House of Braganza on May 21, 1662. The treaty also sets the transfer of Portuguese territory in India (at Bombay) and in North Africa (Tangier) to England as well as military aid from England to Portugal.
Marriage Treaty
1661 treaty of alliance England and Portugal
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.
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