Yes, Queen Catherine is a distant cousin of the present Duke of Braganza. As the article says, she was the daughter of the 8th Duke of Braganza, who would become the first King of the Braganza dynasty.
I don't know what pieces of jewelry she took to England, I will have to check if I can find some source. But surely she must have taken also some valuable jewelry as part of her dowry. As she had no children perhaps her portuguese jewelry was returned to her family (hyphothesys)? Most likely King Charles gave her some jewels also. Queen Catherine's portraits show her wearing some fine pearl jewelry. A major part of her dowry was the city of Bombay, by then a portuguese possesion.
And as curiosity, it was this portuguese Queen who introduced the custom of taking tea in England, because the portuguese were the first to bring it from China. The portuguese word for tea (chá) sounds exactly like the chinese word for tea, and is actually the only language that uses that exact same sound. I've read she also introduced orange marmelade.
--Previous Message-- : Catnerine, Queen of England : : --Previous Message-- : Would this be the same Braganza Royal Family : of Catherine who married Charles II of : England? And if so, did she take any : ancestral jewels with her to England? : : --Previous Message-- : We already saw many of the unknown jewels : from : the Braganza vaults: tiaras, necklaces, : rings, brooches and some bracelets. However, : no jewels collection is truly complete : without earrings. And that is what I’m going : to present to you: the Braganza earrings : collection. : : Some of them were already referred in : previous threads and some were never : properly presented. I’m opting for showing : all that I know to keep this thread as : complete as possible. Hope you enjoy. : : : Pearls : : 1.Cluster of pearls and diamonds : : : : : : 2.Pearl and diamond Buttons : : : : : : : 3.(Long) Black pearl and diamond earrings : : This is the best image I have of these : earrings and I’m not sure if they contain, : in fact, diamonds or if the black bead is a : pearl. : : : : : 4. Pearl Studs : : The lady in the image is Infanta D.Filipa, : aunt of D.Duarte (sister of his father). : D.Filipa never married and left to D.Duarte : some belongings like an amazing mansion in : Algarve and the famous brooch that D.Isabel : uses so much. As a curiosity I must say that : the Mansion nowadays is used as a summer : residence of the Portuguese Royal Family. : When the Royal Family is not in the : property, the house is available for rent ( : Link ). : As far as I know D.Isabel never used these : earrings but with so many valuable things : that the Infanta left to her nephew is not : strange to believe that these earrings were : also part of the inheritance. : : : : : 5. Pre-wedding Gala demi-parure earrings : : As we already discussed earlier, they appear : to be made of silver, diamonds and pearls. : : : : 6.Maria Francisca Modern demi-parure : : This demi-parure was a present from D.Duarte : to D.Isabel to celebrate the birth of their : daughter, Infanta D.Maria Francisca. Small : pearls probably set in silver. : : : : : : : Emeralds : : : 7. D.Maria Francisca emerald and diamond : earrings : : These are the oldest known emerald earrings : present in the Braganza collection. The late : Duchess wore them very frequently. I think : that D.Isabel used these earrings once but : unfortunately I lost, many years ago, the : picture so I do not have how to be sure. : : : : : 8. Small emerald earrings : : : : : : : : : Aquamarines : : : 9. Ladies of Rio aquamarine demi-parure : : This set was a wedding gift to D.Maria : Francisca from the Ladies of Rio’s carioca : Society. : : : : : : : Multiple Stones : : 10. Multiple stones earrings : : : : : : : Gold : : : 11. Daily earrings : : Used in informal events, they are, : apparently, made with white and yellow gold. : : : : : 12. Indian set : : This set, comprising necklace and matching : earrings, both made of solid gold, was a : present from D.Duarte to his wife. The set : was bought in a trip the Duke made to India, : hence the name. : : : : : : : : 13. Brincos à Rainha (Queen’s style : earrings) : : These kind of earrings belong to the : category of traditional Portuguese : jewellery. They are made of solid gold : filigree. : : : : : : : 14. Gold earrings : : I only saw these earrings once. What do you : think: are they the same as the earrings in : 10 or are a different pair? : : : : : : : Diamonds : : : 15. Long Floral diamond earrings : : These earrings are very used by D.Isabel : and, for that reason, are some of the best : known diamond earrings in her collection. : They were maybe a wedding present (once : again: who knows?). : : : : : : 16. Short Floral diamond earrings : : This number 16 is quite tricky: are these : earrings the short version (the bottom) of : the earrings of the number 15 or a : completely different pair? I already thought : both things and today I’m not sure what to : think about. What do you think? : : : : : : : : 17. Wedding earrings : : : : : : : : 18. King Hassan II set : : This set, comprising a necklace and matching : earrings, was one of the wedding presents : that King Hassan II of Morocco’s gave to : D.Duarte and D.Isabel. : : : : : 19. Long vegetalist diamond earrings : : These earrings are used very often by : D.Isabel. I never saw a picture of her : mother-in-law with them. : : : : : 20. Luxembourg diamond earrings : : These earrings were used for the first time : at the pre-wedding gala of the Hereditary : Grand Duke of Luxembourg, hence the name. : They are, apparently, made with large : diamond drops suspended from an all diamond : structure. : : : : : : : : : Other earrings : : : 21. Topaz (?) drop earrings : : These earrings were used for the first time : (as far as I know) at the traditional Jantar : de Reis (Kings Dinner) at the Portuguese : city of Braga (January 2014). : : : : 22. Cachabon green stone earrings : : These earrings were used more often in the : earlier years of marriage. Not sure what : stone it may be. : : : : : : And that’s all I got about the Braganza : earrings. Did I forgot something? : : : : : : :
on July 17, 2014, 5:54 am, in reply to "
. As the article says, she was the daughter of the 8th Duke of Braganza, who would become the first King of the Braganza dynasty. 
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