What cities were given to Charles II of England in 1661 as dowry from the Portuguese?

BRY2K

The Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), which is one of the biggest cities in the world, was given as a dowry by the Portuguese crown to the British when H.M. Charles II King of England, Scotland and Ireland married Catherine of Braganza, a princess of Portugal in 1661. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry Apr 20 08, 3:24 PM

bloomsby

Also Tangier. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier Apr 20 08, 3:54 PM

author

I'm glad you added that one. Here is some information about Catherine of Braganza. Quote: She was married by proxy in Lisbon on 23 April 1662. After her arrival at Portsmouth on 14 May 1662, the couple were married in two more ceremonies – a Catholic one conducted in secret, followed by a public Anglican service – on 21 May. Her large dowry brought the port cities of Tangier and Bombay to British control. The former had only a transitory significance, but the latter had a major lasting influence on both the development of the British Empire and the History of India, as the British would develop Bombay - which had only 10,000 inhabitants under the Portuguese - into a major centre of commerce. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_braganza Apr 20 08, 8:30 PM