biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1609–69)
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| biography:
| Queen consort of Charles I of England, born in Paris, France, the youngest child of Henry IV of France. She married Charles in 1625, but her French attendants and Roman Catholic beliefs made her unpopular. In 1642, under the threat of impeachment, she fled to Holland and raised funds for the Royalist cause. A year later she landed at Bridlington, and met Charles near Edgehill. At Exeter she gave birth to Henrietta Anne, and a fortnight later she was compelled to flee to France (1644). She paid two visits to England after the Restoration (1660–1, 1662–5), and spent her remaining years in France. |
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