The Resume

(November 25, 1638-December 31, 1705)
Born in Alentejo, Portugal
Daughter of King Juan IV of Portugal
Queen Consort of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland (1662-85)
Served as regent for her brother, King Peter II of Portugal (1704-05)

Why she might be annoying:

She had a sheltered upbringing, with one contemporary claiming she had ‘hardly been ten times out of the palace in her life.’
She secretly married Charles in a Catholic ceremony before marrying him again in a public Anglican ceremony.
Her Roman Catholicism made her unpopular with the British public.
After repeated clashes with William and Mary, she returned to Portugal (1692).

Why she might not be annoying:

She had to put up with Charles’ constant infidelity.
She suffered three miscarriages.
Charles refused when advisors suggested he divorce Catherine and find a new wife who would be Protestant and more likely to provide an heir.
Charles said, ‘She could never do anything wicked and it would be a horrible thing to abandon her.’
She was credited with popularizing tea drinking in England.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• British Royalty: Stuarts
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 62]
• Fashion Role Models
• I am Portuguese
• I Died Before the Ball Dropped [December 31st] (Ranked: 1705)
• I Had a Miscarriage
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 37751-38000 (Ranked: 37963)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 71 Votes: 69.01% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 41 Votes: 29.27% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 96 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 78.26% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 182 Votes: 43.41% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 80 Votes: 51.25% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 41 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying