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However, Charles II agreed and despite her efforts the couple were married. [119] That same September, Henrietta's third son, Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, died of smallpox in London at age 20. He had accompanied his brother King Charles II to England in May and had participated in the King's triumphal progress through London.
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life.
Elizabeth Stuart (28 December 1635 – 8 September 1650) was the second daughter of Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France. From age six until her death at age 14, Elizabeth was a prisoner of the English Parliament during the English Civil War.
Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Camilla, wife of Britain’s King Charles, has withdrawn from her scheduled engagements this week due to a chest infection. Queen Camilla, born Camilla ...
King Charles gave an update on how he and Queen Camilla plan to add to their family while at the Royal Variety Performance.. On Monday, Nov. 18, Buckingham Palace announced that Beth, one of the ...
Camilla Parker Bowles just received an unofficial title upgrade. This week, the royal family released a sneak peek of King Charles’s coronation invitation on social media. It didn’t take long ...
Charles abandoned England's Triple Alliance with Sweden and the Dutch Republic in favour of assisting Louis XIV in conquering the Dutch Republic, which he claimed for his wife Queen Maria Theresa as part of her unpaid dowry. Provided that the conquest was successfully completed, England was promised several very profitable ports along one of ...
Mary at six years old, by Anthony van Dyck, 1637. Princess Mary Henrietta was born on 4 November 1631 at St. James's Palace, London, the third (but second surviving) child and eldest daughter of Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France.