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Which city was paid as a dowry in the Catherine of Braganza's marriage?

Braga
Mumbai
Chennai
Constanța
The marriage of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza was the founding stone of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance, of which the 7 islands of Mumbai were the dowry.
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