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Henrietta Maria

Type Figure Region England Time 1609–1669 Also known as Henrietta Maria、Henriette Marie de France

Henrietta Maria (1609–1669), a French princess, married Charles I in 1625 and became Queen of England.…

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  1. 1625–1630London · EnglandShe married Charles I in 1625, bringing Franco-French reconciliation and dowry negotiations. Her insistence on the Catholic faith and maintenance of Catholic worship at Somerset House aroused suspicion among Protestant subjects, and her early relations with the king were at times tense.
  2. 1631–1640Whitehall · LondonIn the 1630s her influence at court grew; she took part in diplomatic mediation and pushed for French military aid while generously sponsoring drama, painting, and court ceremony. Her Catholic background and French connections made her, in the eyes of the parliamentary opposition, a symbol of the king's arbitrary rule.
  3. 1642–1660Paris · FranceAfter the Civil War broke out in 1642, she traveled to Holland and France to raise funds and purchase arms for the royalist cause. After Charles I's execution she spent long years in exile in France; she returned to England after her son Charles II was restored in 1660, and spent her final years again in France until her death.

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