Henrietta Maria of France

Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria of France
	Henriette Marie by Anthony van Dyck
Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland
	13 June 1625 – 30 January 1649
Born	25 November 1609; Palais du Louvre, Paris, France
Died	10 September 1669 (aged 59); Château de Colombes, Paris, France
Burial	13 September 1669; Royal Basilica of Saint Denis,
Spouse	Charles I of England and Scotland
Issue; Detail	Charles II, King of England; Mary, Princess of Orange; James II, King of England; Princess Elizabeth; Princess Anne; Henry, Duke of Gloucester; Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans
House	House of Stuart ; House of Bourbon
Father	Henry IV of France
Mother	Marie de' Medici
Religion	Roman Catholic

Henrietta Maria of France (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) was the youngest daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. She was born in the Louvre Palace in Paris on November 25, 1609. She was a Roman Catholic.

Henrietta Maria married Charles I and became the Queen of England.

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Charles James Stuart, 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 of France, Duke of Orléans (1640–1701) in 1661; had issue

Henrietta Maria as a princess of France
Henrietta Maria, with her court dwarf, Jeffrey Hudson. A monkey is usually symbolic of an advisor to fools, such as court dwarves,^[1] but in this case is believed to represent Henrietta Maria's menagerie of pets; the orange tree represents her love of gardens.^[2] Painting by Anthony van Dyck
Henrietta Maria and King Charles I with Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Mary, painted by Anthony van Dyck, 1633. The greyhound symbolises the marital fidelity between Charles and Henrietta Maria.^[3]
The Queen's House at Greenwich, completed under Henrietta Maria's sponsorship of Inigo Jones.
Charles handing a laurel wreath to Henrietta Maria, depicted in a 1631 portrait by Daniël Mijtens
Henrietta Maria and Charles before the war, with their son Charles. The couple spent much of the war apart, corresponding by letter. Hendrik Gerritsz Pot, Royal Collection
Merton College chapel, which became Henrietta Maria's private chapel while she was based in Oxford during the Civil War.^[4]
Henrietta Maria's court in exile was based at St-Germain-en-Laye, shown here c. 1660 in an etching by Israel Silvestre.
Henrietta Maria painted by Sir Peter Lely after the restoration of her son Charles II to the throne
The coat of arms of Henrietta Maria of France as Queen of England.