Henrietta Anne Stuart, youngest child of Charles I and Henrietta
Maria, was born in June 1644 in the besieged city of Exeter at the
very height of the English Civil War. The hostilities had separated
her parents and her mother was on the run from Parliamentary forces
when she gave birth with only a few attendants on hand to give her
support. Within just a few days she was on her way to the coast for
a moonlit escape to her native France, leaving her infant daughter
in the hands of trusted supporters. A few years later Henrietta
Anne would herself be whisked, disguised as a boy, out of the
country and reunited with her mother in France, where she remained
for the rest of her life. Henrietta's fortunes dramatically changed
for the better when her brother Charles II was restored to the
throne in 1660. After being snubbed by her cousin Louis XIV, she
would eventually marry his younger brother Philippe, Duc d'Orl ans
and quickly become one of the luminaries of the French court,
although there was a dark side to her rise to power and popularity
when she became embroiled in love affairs with her brother in law
Louis and her husband's former lover, the dashing Comte de Guiche,
giving rise to several scandals and rumours about the true
parentage of her three children. However, Henrietta Anne was much
more than just a mere court butterfly, she also possessed
considerable intelligence, wit and political acumen, which led to
her being entrusted in 1670 with the delicate negotiations for the
Secret Treaty between her brother Charles II and cousin Louis XIV,
which ensured England's support of France in their war against the
Dutch.
General
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword History
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2022 |
| Authors: |
Melanie Clegg
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
216 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-07515-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-399-07515-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781399075152 |
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