Henrietta of England, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henrietta of England

English princess, duchesse of Orléans

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1644

Place of Birth: Exeter, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1670

Profession: aristocrat

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Henrietta of England

  • Henrietta of England (16 June 1644 O.S.
  • (26 June 1644 N.S.) – 30 June 1670) was the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France.
  • Fleeing England with her governess at the age of three, she moved to the court of her first cousin Louis XIV of France, where she was known as Minette.
  • After she married Philippe I, Duke of OrlĂ©ans, brother of King Louis XIV, known as Monsieur, she became known as Madame.
  • Her marriage was marked by frequent tensions.
  • Henrietta was instrumental in negotiating the Secret Treaty of Dover, in June 1670 – early in the same month as her unexpected death.
  • Jacobite claims to the throne of Great Britain following the death of Henry Benedict Stuart descend from her through her daughter Anne Marie, Queen of Sardinia.

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