Marriage Henrietta Maria of France



henrietta maria , king charles charles, prince of wales, , princess mary, painted anthony van dyck, 1633. greyhound symbolises marital fidelity between charles , henrietta maria.


henrietta maria first met future husband in paris, in 1623, while travelling spain duke of buckingham discuss possible marriage infanta maria anna of spain – charles first saw @ french court entertainment. charles trip spain ended badly, however, king philip iv of spain demanded convert catholicism , live in spain year after wedding ensure england s compliance terms of treaty. charles outraged, , upon returning england in october, , buckingham demanded king james declare war on spain.


searching elsewhere bride, charles looked france instead. english agent kensington sent paris in 1624 examine potential french match, , marriage negotiated in paris james hay , henry rich. henrietta maria aged fifteen @ time of marriage, not unusually young royal princesses of period. views on henrietta maria s appearance vary; husband s niece, sophia of hanover commented the... beautiful portraits of van dyck had given me such fine idea of ladies of england surprised see queen, had seen beautiful , lean, woman past prime. arms long , lean, shoulders uneven, , of teeth coming out of mouth tusks.... did, however, have pretty eyes, nose, , complexion....


the new queen brought england huge quantity of expensive possessions; including diamonds, pearls, rings, diamond buttons, satin , velvet gowns, embroidered cloaks, skirts, velvet chapelles; 10,000 livres worth of plate, chandeliers, pictures, books, vestments , bedroom sets her, ladies in waiting, twelve oratorian priests , pages.


henrietta maria married charles proxy on 11 may 1625, shortly after accession throne. married in person @ st. augustine s church, canterbury, kent, on 13 june 1625, catholic religion made impossible crowned husband in anglican service; henrietta maria proposed french catholic bishop of mendes crown instead, unacceptable charles , court. henrietta maria allowed watch charles being crowned, @ discreet distance. in end, failure crowned went down badly london crowds, although england s pro-french policy gave way rapidly policy of supporting french huguenot uprisings, , disengagement european politics internal problems grew.








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The Missionaries and the Congo Congo Free State propaganda war

Discography Tommy Denander

Fuji List of motion picture film stocks