Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

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Mary
Princess Royal
Portrait by Adriaen Hanneman, 1660
Tenure14 March 1647 – 6 November 1650
Born(1631-11-04)4 November 1631
St James's Palace, City of Westminster, Middlesex, Kingdom of England
Died24 December 1660 (aged 29)
Whitehall Palace, City of Westminster, Middlesex, Kingdom of England
Burial29 December 1660
Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster
Spouse
William II, Prince of Orange
(m. 1641; died 1650)
IssueWilliam III
Full name
Mary Henrietta Stuart
HouseStuart
FatherCharles I of England
MotherHenrietta Maria of France

Mary, Princess Royal, Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau (4 November 1631 – 24 December 1660) was the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and his queen, Henrietta Maria. She was the wife of William II, Prince of Orange and Count of Nassau (27 May 1626–6 November 1650) and the mother of King William III of England and Ireland, II of Scotland (14 November 1650–8 May 1702). Mary Stuart or Mary of Orange, as she was also known, was the first daughter of a British Sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal. [1]

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  1. ↑ "Mary Stuart, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange". www.englishmonarchs.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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