Henrietta Maria of France

Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria depicted in a portrait by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1636 to 1638
Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland
Tenure	13 June 1625 – 30 January 1649
Born	(1609-11-25)25 November 1609 Palais du Louvre, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	10 September 1669(1669-09-10) (aged 59) Château de Colombes, Colombes, Kingdom of France
Burial	13 September 1669 Royal Basilica of Saint Denis
Spouse	Charles I of England ​ ​ (m. 1625; died 1649)​
Issue more...	Charles II Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange James II & VII Elizabeth Anne Henry, Duke of Gloucester Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans
House	Bourbon
Father	Henry IV of France
Mother	Marie de' Medici
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Henrietta Maria of France (French: Henriette Marie; 25 November^[1] 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until Charles was executed on 30 January 1649. She was mother of his sons 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".^[2]

Henrietta Maria's Roman Catholicism made her unpopular in England,^[3] 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. The execution of Charles I in 1649 left her impoverished. She settled in Paris and returned to England after the Restoration of Charles II to the throne. In 1665, she moved back to Paris, where she died four years later.

The North American Province of Maryland, a major haven for Roman Catholic settlers, was named in honour of Queen Henrietta Maria. The name was carried over into the current U.S. state of Maryland.