Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
(1631-1660), Daughter of Charles I; wife of William II of Orange-NassauSitter associated with 49 portraits
The eldest daughter of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, Mary was distinguished as a young girl for her intelligence and beauty. She married William II of Orange when she was nine and he fifteen and went to the Netherlands three years later in 1644. When her husband became Stadholder in 1647 she shared in his public duties. After William's sudden death the Republicans gained control and for the rest of her life Mary struggled for the rights of her brother Charles (later Charles II) and her son William (later William III of England), born just a few days after his father's death. Mary died of smallpox when visiting her brother Charles to celebrate his Restoration.
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
after Sir Peter Lely
stipple engraving, early 19th century
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Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
by R. Cooper, after Pieter de Jode I
stipple engraving, early 19th century
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Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
published by William Richardson, after Wenceslaus Hollar
etching, published 1802
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Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1808
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Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
by Edward Scriven, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1810
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King Charles I; Henrietta Maria; King Charles II; Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
after Sir Anthony van Dyck
photograph of painting, late 19th century (1632)
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Three Eldest Children of Charles I
after Sir Anthony van Dyck
photogravure, late 19th or early 20th century (1635)
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after Sir Anthony van Dyck
hand-coloured photogravure, published 1902 (1635)
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after Sir Anthony van Dyck
photogravure, published 1902 (1635)
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Related People
- Anne of Denmark (grandmother)
- Princess Anne (sister)
- King Charles I (father)
- King Charles II (brother)
- Princess Elizabeth (sister)
- Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans (sister)
- Henry, Duke of Gloucester (brother)
- King James I of England and VI of Scotland (grandfather)
- King James II (brother)
- Henrietta Maria (mother)
- King William III (son)
- William II of Orange-Nassau (husband)
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