Information about Henrietta Maria Of France
This article is about the Queen. For the slave ship, see Henrietta Marie.
| Henrietta Maria of France | ||
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| Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland; later queen mother (more...) | ||
) Painting by Anthony Van Dyck, c. 1633 | ||
| Painting by Anthony Van Dyck, c. 1633 | ||
| Consort | 13 June 1625 – 30 January 1649 | |
| Consort to | Charles I | |
| Issue | ||
| Charles II Mary, Princess Royal James II and VII Elizabeth of England Anne of England Henry, Duke of Gloucester Henrietta Anne of England | ||
| Royal house | House of Stuart House of Bourbon | |
| Father | Henry IV of France | |
| Mother | Marie de' Medici | |
| Born | 25 November 1609 Louvre, Paris | |
| Burial | Saint Denis Basilica, Paris | |
Early life
Born as Henriette-Marie de France, Princess of France, she was the youngest daughter of Henry IV of France and Maria de Medici and the sister of the future Louis XIII of France. and had 7 other siblings. Her father was killed before she was a year old; her mother was banished from the royal court in 1617.She was born at the Louvre Palace and brought up as a Roman Catholic. This made her an unpopular choice of wife for the English King, whom she married by proxy on 11 May 1625, shortly after his accession to the throne.
Marriage
They were married in person at St. Augustine's Church, Canterbury, Kent, on 13 June 1625. However, her religion made it impossible for her to be crowned with her husband in an Anglican service. Initially their relationship was cold. Henrietta Maria had brought many servants with her from France, all of them Roman Catholic, and all costing the King a lot of money to maintain. It is said that eventually Charles sent this retinue home, only allowing his teenage bride to retain her chaplain and two ladies in waiting. Finding her sadly watching the retinue depart for France at the window of a palace, Charles angrily and forcibly dragged his wayward queen away. Charles had intended to marry Maria Anna, a daughter of Philip III of Spain, but a mission to Spain in 1623 had failed. Perhaps this earlier disappointment explains why relations with his French bride were strained; every time the couple met, they started arguing and would separate, not seeing each other for weeks. When next they met, again they had to separate, because they could not stop arguing.Henrietta Maria took an immediate dislike to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, the King's favourite. However, after Buckingham'd death in August 1628, her relationship with the her husaband, Charles I, improved and they finally forged deep bonds of love and affection. Her refusal to give up her Catholic faith alienated her from many of the people and certain powerful courtiers such as William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. Charles, on the other hand, had definite leanings towards Catholicism, and, once he had reached maturity, did not share his father's sexual ambivalence.
Ancestors
Henrietta Maria's ancestors in three generationsIssue
See also descendants of Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, which maps how the Medici became part of the European Royal families, eventually leading to Prince William of Wales, future King of the United Kingdom.
English Civil War activities
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Henrietta Maria in the 1630s
In August 1642, when the conflict began, she was in Europe. She continued to raise money for the Royalist cause, and did not return to England until early 1643. She landed at Bridlington in Yorkshire with troops and arms, and joined the Royalist forces in northern England, making her headquarters at York. She remained with the army in the north for some months before rejoining the King at Oxford. The collapse of the king's position following Scottish intervention on the side of Parliament, and his refusal to accept stringent terms for a settlement led her to flee to France with her sons in July 1644. Charles was executed in 1649, leaving her almost destitute.
Widow
She settled in Paris, appointing as her chancellor the eccentric Sir Kenelm Digby. She angered both Royalists in exile and her eldest son by attempting to convert her youngest son, Henry, to Catholicism. She returned to England following the Restoration in October 1660 and lived as 'Dowager Queen' and 'Queen Mother' at Somerset House in London until 1665 when she returned permanently to France. Her financial problems were resolved by a generous pension. She founded a convent at Chaillot, where she settled.Henrietta Maria died at Château de Colombes, and was buried in the royal tombs at Saint Denis Basilica near Paris.
Commemoration
The U.S. state of Maryland (in Latin, "Terra Mariae") was so named in her honour by Cæcilius Calvert, son of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore[1]. Cape Henrietta Maria, at the western meeting of James Bay and Hudson Bay in Northern Ontario, is also named for her.A less pleasant commemoration of her was the naming of the slave ship "Henrietta Marie", one of the many that carried slaves to what is now the United States. In 1701 she sank 35 miles off the coast of Key West after selling 190 slaves to Jamaica.
External links
- A short profile of her alongside other influential women of her age: http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1600.htm
- British Civil Wars Page Biography
Henrietta Maria of France Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 25 November 1609 Died: 10 September 1669 | ||
| British royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Anne of Denmark | Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland 1625 – 1649 | Succeeded by Catherine of Braganza |
| Preceded by Elizabeth Woodville | Queen mother 1649 - 1669 | Succeeded by Alexandra of Denmark |
Henrietta Marie was one of the many slave ships that carried slaves to what is now the United States, and was named for Queen Henrietta Maria wife of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600-1649).
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Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Charles famously engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England.
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Charles II (Charles Stuart; 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
According to royalists, Charles II became king when his father Charles I was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, the climax of the English Civil War.
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According to royalists, Charles II became king when his father Charles I was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, the climax of the English Civil War.
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Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, Princess of Orange, and Countess of Nassau (4 November 1631 – 24 December 1660) was the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and his queen, Henrietta Maria.
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James II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701)[1] became King of England, King of Scots,[2] and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland.
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Princess Elizabeth Stuart (1635 – 1650) was the second daughter of Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria. Elizabeth was born on 28 December 1635 at St. James's Palace, and was baptized there on 2 January the next year by William Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Princess Anne of England (17 March 1637 – 8 December 1640) was the daughter of Charles I and his queen, Henrietta Maria of France. She was born in St. James's Palace and died of natural causes in the Richmond Palace at the age of three. She was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (8 July 1639 – 18 September 1660) was the third adult (and youngest) son of Charles I and his queen, Henrietta Maria of France. He is also known as Henry of Oatland.
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Henry IV
King of France and Navarre, co-Prince of Andorra, Lord of Béarn, and Donezan; Count of Provence, Forcalquier and the lands adjacent (more...)
Reign 2 August 1589 – 14 May 1610
Coronation 27 February 1594, Chartres
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King of France and Navarre, co-Prince of Andorra, Lord of Béarn, and Donezan; Count of Provence, Forcalquier and the lands adjacent (more...)
Reign 2 August 1589 – 14 May 1610
Coronation 27 February 1594, Chartres
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Marie de' Medici
Queen of France and Navarre
Portrait of Marie de' Medici by Peter Paul Rubens
Titles HMCM The Dowager Queen of France
HMCM The Queen of France
Born April 26, 1573
Florence, Italy
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Queen of France and Navarre
Portrait of Marie de' Medici by Peter Paul Rubens
Titles HMCM The Dowager Queen of France
HMCM The Queen of France
Born April 26, 1573
Florence, Italy
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Established 1793
Location Palais Royal, Musée du Louvre,
75001 Paris, France
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Basilica of Saint Denis (French: Basilique de Saint-Denis, or simply Basilique Saint-Denis) is the burial site of almost all the French monarchs. Saved and restored by the architect Viollet le Duc, the basilica is located in Saint-Denis, now a northern suburb of
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