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Henrietta Maria of France (French: Henriette Marie de France); (25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was the Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I. She was mother of two kings, Charles II and James II, and grandmother of two queens and one king, Mary II, William III and Anne of Great Britain, as well as paternal aunt of Louis XIV of France.
Her Catholic religion made her unpopular in England, and also prohibited her from being crowned in an Anglican service; therefore she never had a coronation. She began to immerse herself in national affairs as civil war loomed on the horizon, and was compelled to seek refuge in France in 1644, following the birth of her youngest daughter, Henrietta, during the height of the First English Civil War. The execution of King Charles in 1649 left her impoverished. She settled in Paris, and then returned to England after the Restoration of her eldest son, Charles, to the throne. In 1665, she moved back to Paris, where she died four years later.The U.S. state of Maryland was named in her honour.
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| Name |
Birth |
Death |
Notes |
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| Charles James, Duke of Cornwall |
13 March 1629 |
13 March 1629 |
Stillborn |
| Charles II |
29 May 1630 |
6 February 1685 |
Married Catherine of Braganza (1638 – 1705) in 1663. No legitimate issue. |
| Mary, Princess Royal |
4 November 1631 |
24 December 1660 |
Married William II, Prince of Orange (1626 – 1650) in 1641. Had issue. |
| James II, King of England |
14 October 1633 |
16 September 1701 |
Married (1) Anne Hyde (1637 – 1671) in 1659; had issue
(2) Mary of Modena (1658 – 1718) in 1673; had issue |
| Elizabeth, Princess of England |
29 December 1635 |
8 September 1650 |
Died young; no issue. Buried Newport, Isle of Wight |
| Anne, Princess of England |
17 March 1637 |
8 December 1640 |
Died young; no issue. Buried Westminster Abbey |
| Catherine, Princess of England |
29 January 1639 |
29 January 1639 |
Stillborn; buried Westminster Abbey. |
| Henry, Duke of Gloucester |
8 July 1640 |
18 September 1660 |
Died unmarried; no issue. Buried Westminster Abbey |
| Henrietta, Princess of England |
16 June 1644 |
30 June 1670 |
Married Philippe de France, Duke of Orl̩ans (1640 Р1701) in 1661; had issue |
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