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Henrietta Maria of France

1609 - 1669

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Henrietta Maria of France (French: Henriette Marie; 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649. She was the mother of Charles II and James II and VII. Under a decree of her husband, she was known in England as Queen Mary, but she did not like this name and signed her letters "Henriette" or "Henriette Marie". Henrietta Maria's Roman Catholicism made her unpopular in England, and also prohibited her from being crowned in a Church of England service; therefore, she never had a coronation. She immersed herself in national affairs as civil war loomed, and in 1644, following the birth of her youngest daughter, Henrietta, during the height of the First English Civil War, was compelled to seek refuge in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henrietta Maria of France is the 26th most popular companion (up from 222nd in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from France (up from 992nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Companion.

Henrietta Maria of France is most famous for being the wife of King Charles I of England.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Henrietta Maria of France ranks 26 out of 784. Before her are Klara Hitler, Catherine of Valois, Anne Hathaway, Maud of Wales, Messalina, and Nefertari. After her are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Catherine Parr, Maria Theresa of Spain, Madame du Barry, Carlota of Mexico, and Livia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1609, Henrietta Maria of France ranks 1. After her are John II Casimir Vasa, Frederick III of Denmark, Judith Leyster, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Hanzade Sultan, and Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Among people deceased in 1669, Henrietta Maria of France ranks 3. Before her are Rembrandt, and Pope Clement IX. After her are Pietro da Cortona, François l'Olonnais, Antonio Cesti, Maria Miloslavskaya, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Oboi, Arnold Geulincx, Gaspar de Crayer, and François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henrietta Maria of France ranks 172 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), Pope Martin IV (1220), François Viète (1540), Margaret of Valois (1553), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), and Nicolas Sarkozy (1955). After her are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Louis Daguerre (1787), Saint Sebastian (300), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Madame du Barry (1743), and Jean-Michel Jarre (1948).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Henrietta Maria of France ranks 3. Before her are Madame de Pompadour (1721), and Catherine of Valois (1401). After her are Madame du Barry (1743), Brigitte Macron (1953), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Désirée Clary (1777), Elisabeth of Valois (1545), Claude of France (1499), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), and Hortense de Beauharnais (1783).

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