Henrietta of England
Henrietta Anne 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 and Queen Henrietta Maria. She was Duchess of Orléans through her marriage to Philippe I, Duke of Orléans.
| Henrietta of England | |||||
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| Duchess of Orléans | |||||
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely, 1669 | |||||
| Born | 16 June 1644 Bedford House, Exeter, England | ||||
| Died | 30 June 1670 (aged 26) Château de Saint Cloud, France | ||||
| Burial | 4 July 1670 | ||||
| Spouse |
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
(m. 1661) | ||||
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| House | Stuart | ||||
| Father | Charles I of England | ||||
| Mother | Henrietta Maria of France | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism prev. Church of England | ||||
Fleeing England with her mother as an infant in the midst of the English Civil War, Henrietta moved to the court of her first cousin King Louis XIV of France, where she was known as Minette. She married her cousin Philippe I, Duke of Orléans and became a fille de France, but their relationship was marked by frequent tensions over common suitors.
Henrietta played an instrumental role in negotiating the Secret Treaty of Dover between France and England against the Dutch Republic in June 1670, the same month as her unexpected death at the age of 26. Jacobite claims to the British throne after Henry Benedict Stuart's death descend from her daughter Anne Marie.