Henrietta Maria of France: Difference between revisions

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25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669. Daughter of Henri IV of France and Marie de Medici. Married to Charles I. Mother of Charles II and James II. This also made her the grandmother of Mary II, William III, and Anne of Great Britain.

Her marriage with Charles I in May 1625 was rather unpopular with the British, as well as with the Pope, because Henrietta Maria was a Roman Catholic. It was the first time that a Protestant prince married a Catholic princess. The political motivation behind this marriage was to form an alliance between France and England against Spain.

During the English Civil War, she tried to help her husband in funding the war. In 1642 when the war started, she was in Europe and returned to England in 1643. When Charles I lost his power, she fled to France in 1644, taking her sons with her. After the execution of her husband in 1649, she moved to Paris and did not return to England until the Restoration in 1660. She then lived as “Queen Mother” in London for five years, until she permanently returned to live in France in 1665.

In 1669 she died and was buried in the royal tombs at Saint Denis Basilica near Paris.

Source

Plant, David. "Queen Henrietta Maria, 1609-69." BCW Project: British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate 1638-1660, http://bcw-project.org/biography/henrietta-maria.

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-Henrietta Maria of France (*25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was the daughter of King Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici. She was married to King [[Charles I]] and the mother of [[Charles II]] and [[James II]]. This also made her the grandmother of [[Mary II]], [[William III]], and [[Anne of Great Britain]].
+November 1609 – 10 September 1669. Daughter of Henri IV of France and Marie de Medici. Married to [[Charles I]]. Mother of [[Charles II]] and [[James II]]. This also made her the grandmother of [[Mary II]], [[William III]], and [[Anne I|Anne of Great Britain]].
+Her marriage with Charles I in May 1625 was rather unpopular with the British, as well as with the Pope, because Henrietta Maria was a Roman [[Catholic]]. It was the first time that a Protestant prince married a Catholic princess. The political motivation behind this marriage was to form an alliance between France and England against Spain.
-Her marriage with Charles I of England in May 1625 was rather unpopular with the citizens, as well as with the Pope, because Henrietta was a Roman Catholic. It was the first time that a Protestant Prince married a Catholic Princess. The political motive behind this marriage was to form an alliance between France and England against Spain.
+During the [[Civil War|English Civil War]], she tried to help her husband in funding the war. In 1642 when the war started, she was in Europe and returned to England in 1643. When Charles I lost his power, she fled to France in 1644, taking her sons with her. After the execution of her husband in 1649, she moved to Paris and did not return to England until the [[Restoration]] in 1660. She then lived as “Queen Mother” in London for five years, until she permanently returned to live in France in 1665.
-During the [[English Civil War]], she tried to help her husband in funding the war. In 1642 when the war started, she was in Europe and returned to England in 1643. When Charles I lost his power, she fled to France in 1644, taking her sons with her. After the execution of her husband, she moved to Paris and did not return to England until the Restoration in 1660. She then lived as “Queen Mother” in London for five years, until she permanently returned to live in France in 1665.
+In 1669 she died and was buried in the royal tombs at Saint Denis Basilica near Paris.
-In 1669 she died and was buried in the royal tombs at Saint Denis Basilica near Paris.
+== Source ==
+Plant, David. "Queen Henrietta Maria, 1609-69." ''BCW Project: British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate 1638-1660'', http://bcw-project.org/biography/henrietta-maria.